#[ canidae ]

[snototter]

African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) in Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe

by Charlotte Blanchet

[packpack-killkill]

Arabian Red Fox | boyahia

[taxidermycanine]

YOU THERE

HALT !!!

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[mammalianmammals]

Photographer, Lassi Rautiainn, tracked a female grey wolf and a male brown bear, in FInland, for 10 consecutive days. They spent time together playing and even sharing food. "It's unusual for a bear and a wolf to agree in this way," the photographer said.

[inatcanids]

Coyote Canis latrans

Observed by kriscu, CC BY-NC

[amnhnyc]

It’s National Dog Day, so say “hello” to the dingo (Canis familiaris dingo)! This good boy can be found throughout Australia and parts of Southeast Asia. In Australia, the dingo has adapted to various environments, from mountainous areas to deserts to tropical forests. It hunts opportunistically, in groups when taking on larger targets, like kangaroos, or alone for smaller prey like rabbits. Rather than barking, it communicates through wolf-like howls.

Photo: chris_barnesoz, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist

[honoratacarnage]

on of my biggest pet peeves is how little design/art people actually try to research about phenotypical differences when creating an monster/making a character based on an animal. like animals from the same species can change sooooooo much!

take the very famous Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) for an habitat based change exemple!

first this is how they look living in the siberian arctic:

ultra fluffy dense coat, stocky limbs, rounder body and small ears for retaining body heat!

now look at how they look in the arabian desert (no this is not a fennec!)

pointy boy unlimited! very long limbs, big tail and ears for body heat dispersion, super lean built.

so when you are designing an animal or using it as a base for a character, try researching a bit more for potential subspecies!

[shadyufo]

Wolf Skull vs Brachycephalic Domestic Dog Skull

[snototter]

An arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) on St Paul Island, Alaska, USA

by Larry Reis

[packpack-killkill]

Canis familiaris dingo by aleckarcz (Northern Black Color Morph)

[taxidermycanine]

don't care + running + jumping + skipping + hopping + having fun + playing

[mammalianmammals]

Tibetan Fox (Vulpes ferrilata), family Canidae, Ladakh Plateau, NE India

photograph by Sandeep Chakraborty

[fyanimaldiversity]

Melanistic coyote (Canis latrans) [x]

[inatcanids]

Chilla Lycalopex grisea

Observed by ralph-roberts, CC BY-NC

[kryolf]

just this feeling, excited to sail on the northern sea this year.

[great-and-small]

Coyote camouflage might not be as flashy as some others in the animal kingdom but you gotta admit this does what it needs to do here