canine: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	canid • Canidae

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Alaskan Malamute

Bush dog (Speothos venaticus)

gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)

Three African hunting dogs (Lycaon pictus) rest on muddy ground near water, with one standing alert and two lying down.

Black-eyed jackal

Raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides).

Fennec (Fennecus zerda).

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Atelocynus Tomarctus wolf Cynodictis Canis fox jackal South American fox dog gray wolf mustelid bear skunk procyonid

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