Prehistoric K9's
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- 3. their name translates to "bone-crushing dogs" and the species went extinct long ago (2.5 million years ago).
- 4. its name translates to more than a dog, is a large extinct k9 species native to North America.
- 9. this word is used to describe the k9 family.
- 10. This is the only continent that does NOT have any k9s on it.
- 11. a species that exclusively eats meat.
- 12. better known as the grey wolf, this species once thrived in North America, being one of the most common wolves.
- 13. This species of wolf is suspected to have come from a grey wolf and coyote mating.
- 17. This continent is an important part in the history of wolves, grey wolves are native there.
- 18. a vertebrate animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by the presence of milk-producing mammary glands for feeding their young
- 19. This small omnivorous species of K9 is often debated by young people as to if it is a dog or cat.
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- 1. this ancient species, is considered to be a cat-dog-like creature that became cats and dogs.
- 2. this ancient species is the common ancestor of the hesperocyoninae, borophagine, and canine.
- 5. The end of this chilling event marked the beginning of the domestication of dogs.
- 6. this Spanish-speaking country, is the location of some of the oldest domesticated dog remains.
- 7. this extinct species' name means "flesh-tearing tooth" and was found in Asia.
- 8. these ancient dogs looked kind of like weasels.
- 9. this term is used to classify species as belonging to the k9 genus.
- 14. also known as Aenocyon dirus, this species was recently "de-extinctified" by scientists.
- 15. This National park re-introduced grey wolves to the park in 1973, the wolves flourished and helped rebuild the ecosystem
- 16. This wolf species was originally thought to be a subspecies of the eastern timber wolf, has been discovered recently to be its own species of wolf entirely