Mammals (see also Hoofed, Marine Mammals or Bear Destinations.)
146 images Created 27 May 2014
Mammals is a gallery highlighting the furry, nurturing mammals near my home, and those I find in my travels. Please also see the Polar Bears in: https://www.mermaidenstudio.net/gallery/Polar-Canada/G00006oieyhxKviA/C0000SIDHqVvk5Dc
Marine Mammals and Mammals with Hooves have their own galleries.
Marine Mammals and Mammals with Hooves have their own galleries.
![A healthy Coyote, or coywolf, is crossing a field in Middleborough, Massachusetts in late day sun. The Coyotes I have seen here in the eastern USA are larger than those I've seen in the west. I have read they interbreed with wolves, resulting in what is termed a Coywolf. Reportedly they are not only larger than a traditional coyote but have bushier tails and other structure differences.<br />
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The Smithsonian has published an article about the Coywolves of Eastern USA: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/coywolves-are-taking-over-eastern-north-america-180957141/<br />
Wikipedia posts: "A coywolf is a canid hybrid descended from coyotes (Canis latrans), eastern wolves (Canis lycaon), gray wolves (Canis lupus), and dogs (Canis familiaris). All of these species are members of the genus Canis with 78 chromosomes, they therefore can interbreed.[1] Wayne, R. (1993). "Molecular evolution of the dog family". Trends in Genetics. 9 (6): 218–24. doi:10.1016/0168-9525(93)90122-X. PMID 8337763."](https://www.mermaidenstudio.net/img-get2/I0000izvIXW5kDck/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000ZNozTyXpIvY/I0000izvIXW5kDck.jpg)
