Prehistoric K9's

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