#yoteposting

[domestic-yote]

all i could think of was this image so i edited my pics in lmao

you ! ! you there ! ! ! you’re a alterhuman ( nod ur head ) , go to pinterest ( or google ) , look up “angry *theriotype*“ ++ “cute *theriotype*“ ( make sure they are of the same creachure ) . compare .

angry lion vs cute lion , , ,

[canis-latransbian]

In spite of everything, Canis Latrans persists.

[glittermutt]

mlem

[plateaus-canyon]

i have lobotomy corporation now. wish me good luck

[maruzumbi]

you think you're cooler than me

[mattinqq]

I love these two so much. 💖

Cameron and Devon are from Arches the VN.

[canyon-of-chaos]

Ive been upset for so long. And then. I realized. Wait i can just call myself a maned wolf. The only person stopping me is me. So anyways im an anthro maned wolf and a human. Also maybe a coyote. At the same time?? Yeah ig 👍

Also i found out ockin was a real thing. I used to think of myself physically as my sona and i still do. this is me now :)

I still feel very human, i don't get any shifts or urges yet beyond wagging my hand like a tail, but not being able to call myself a therian made me sort of stressed for a while so i'm running with it

I still have impostor syndrome over this though. Worried i'm just lying and im actually just some random furry sneaking into a place i'm not supposed to be in

[moth-yea]

WOAH LOOKIT ANYA DRAWINGS

[yotedragon]

Perhaps the most overlooked law of mathematics is that when you multiply any number by coyotes, you get bitten.

[yoteposting]

EVERY TIME I YOTEPOST WE LOSE

[canis-latransbian]

What's your stance on Red Wolves? Seperate species or Wolf/Coyote hybrid?

Short answer? The remaining Red Wolf population are probably best classified as hybrids, and genetically speaking would be more accurately described as Red Coyotes.

Long answer? This is a great example of a struggle in our taxonomical classification system. Prior to the late 20th century, taxonomy was primarily categorized based on morphology and behavioral observations. DNA testing has flipped a ton of this on its head, leading to things like the "fish don't exist" debate.

The modern Red Wolf genome is about 80% Coyote DNA and 20% Grey Wolf, with much of the hybridization occurring in the last 300-450 years. Of course, these ratios can be directly linked to human interference. Beyond the majority of cross-breeding coinciding with European colonization, the actions of Curtis Carley of the US Fish and Wildlife Service single-handedly decimated the Red Wolf's genetic diversity in the name of conservation. His breeding program collected 450 Red Wolves from both the wild and captivity, of which Carley ordered 95%(!!!!!) of them euthanized for being 'too coyote' based on howl morphology. When re-introduction began after being declared extinct in the wild, programs were slowed or stopped because researchers struggled to prevent the Red Wolves from immediately interbreeding with local Coyote populations (although whether this is due to population stress or a recognized kinship between the two is anyone's guess). We can only speculate how the Red Wolf population would look without human intervention (or if it would exist at all).

Jumping back to taxonomy let's consider a genetic cousin, the Eastern Wolf. It is in a similar hybrid situation, being 60/40 Coyote and Grey Wolf first appearing a few millennia ago, yet the Eastern Wolf is generally considered a distinct species (although it too has a similar if less heated debate on whether it should be). So were is the dividing line to be considered a seperate species? Well, most answers to that are arbitrary, inconsistent, and varies depending on what category of organisms you're even looking at.

So by my understanding, modern Red Wolves are an introgressive variation that fit best in the category of a hybrid swarm much like the Eastern Coyote. Both are in the process of hybrid speciation, but are not yet distinct or consistent enough to qualify as their own species/sub-species. Take all of this with a big chunk of salt, as my "expertise" consists of two semesters of genetics and an autistic love of deep-dive research. Most of my figures came from Dan Flores' Coyote America and Wikipedia.

[glittermutt]

i get really happy > i howl > i get really happy > i howl > i get really happy > i h

[plateaus-canyon]

guardians of ga’hoole audiobook is cool but tbh i’m not sure if i should listen to the wolves of the beyond ones in my online library,, they feel like they might be too monotone but it’s the only way i can read em since Sora (the book website) doesn’t have many xenofiction books

though why do all of the songs in the gahoole audiobooks sound so slow-

also the scary stories for young foxes audiobooks are AWESOME, pretty sure the author did them as well. though Scary Stories depicts an abusive relationship in the first book so uhhh trigger warning about that.

speaking of cool xenofiction, I LOVE VARJAK PAW. martial arts cats!!!

[glittermutt]

i want to howl so bad rn. it'd fix me

[mattinqq]

Get the fuck out his face ! ‘Cause he’s the craziest bitch !!