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    Evolution Of Dogs Essay

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    Imagine loud footsteps in a home‚ the sounds of a parrot tweeting loudly‚ kids screaming‚ a father watching News‚ and a mother cooking food. Suddenly‚ the quiet is broken by a cute barking of a pug‚ and all the annoying barks of dogs in the neighborhood you ignore it.Dogs can run for miles without getting tiring when they are hunting deer‚ mule‚ or other large prey or small prey. Dogs have strong muscles‚ and their legs are long and almost slender. Like dogs‚ and most other animals‚ dogs run on

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    Communication Skills in dogs are incredibly more advance than even our close relatives the chimpanzee. There are many theories as to how these skills evolved in dogs to become the companions of humans. The hypotheses that dogs evolved through domestication to satisfy the need of human interaction through companionship is one that scientist often agree on. Domestication suggests that dogs evolved from wolves. The production of the dog is correlated with two factors‚ which are biological and cultural

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    Coyote Research Paper

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    What many people don’t know is that the movement or position of a coyote’s ears is used to express their mood. Of all of the facts I have read over coyotes‚ these are the ones I found the most interesting. The coyote uses a wide variety of different noises to communicate with others‚ and is a very vocal animal. The coyote has many vocalizations including barks‚ growls‚ yips‚ whines‚ and howls. The long howl is used to let other coyotes know where it is located. Short barks usually indicate danger

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    Wild Wolf Research Paper

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    The Wolf has a rather interesting history to the nation of the U.S. “The moment the first wolf faced its fear and stepped into the circle of light cast by man’s fire has been lost in time. In that now obscure moment‚ the history of man and wolf was forever changed.” (A History of Wild Wolves in the United States.) For centuries native people of America have depicted wolves in their art telling great stories‚ some of which man and wolf are joined as one powerful creature. Many Natives believe and

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    Did you know that the USA and Finland both have wolves‚ lynx‚ and bears common? They have a lot of similar qualities when you look at their animals. If you compare outdoor leisure at these 2 locations‚ you will find that they have much in common. I you are looking for a different place that has these certain similarities‚ then Finland would be good for you. Finland and the USA have a lot similarities when it comes to animals. In Finland‚ the national bird is the Whooper Swan. The have a list called

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    Saving a Species “Go back to California!”‚ is just one of the many things supporters of the Mexican Gray Wolf reintroduction program were hearing at a meeting about “predators” in Alpine this February. Over three hundred people were in attendance and only a handful of people were supporters of these dog sized predators. They sat quietly listening to everyone bash the most endangered mammal in North America (Corrigan). The Mexican Gray Wolf is about the size of a German Shepherd‚ four to five

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    The Hidden Life of Dogs: Book Review The Hidden Life Of Dogs was written by Elizabeth Thomas who is currently well know and highly re-spected for her books. Elizabeth Thomas was born in America and currently lives in New Hampshire. This is a book that is unlike any book ever written as it takes the perspective from a different angle. It was first published in the United States in 1993 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Elizabeth has written five books‚ all bestsellers. It is evident that her success

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    Wolves

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    Black Wolves Fact: Black wolves don’t occur naturally.A 2008 study at Stanford University found that the mutation responsible for black fur occurs only in dogs‚ so black wolves are the result of gray wolves breeding back with domestic canines. The mutation is a dominant trait‚ like dark hair in humans‚ and is passed down to the majority of offspring. It is not entirely clear what benefit black fur has for the animals; they do not seem to be more successful hunters‚ but do show a marked improvement

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    Grey Wolf Research Paper

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    Mateo Reading 12-18-15 Mr. Hooker Introduction The wolf is truly a special animal. As the most widely distributed of all land mammals‚ the wolf‚ formally the gray wolf (Canis lupus)‚ is also one of the most adaptable. It inhabits all the vegetation types of the Northern Hemisphere and preys on all the large mammals living there. It also feeds on all the other animals in its environment‚ scavenges‚ and can even eat fruits and berries. Wolves frequent forests and

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    “Wolves are the dogs that stayed behind.” The world is a cruel place. A thing that can be treasured in one instance can be a threat in the next. For many people‚ we stare at the natural world and see its rugged beauty and wish that we could captivate it for ourselves. The case is no different for our modern dogs. Bred from the “empty canvas” of a wolf‚ we’ve modified‚ altered‚ formed‚ transformed‚ reformed‚ and remodified wolves to be one of the closest companions we have still today: dogs. But through

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