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Also Known As Canidae • canid

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Alaskan Malamute
Bush dog (Speothos venaticus)
gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
African hunting dogs (Lycaon pictus).
Black-eyed jackal
Coyote (Canis latrans)
dingo
Raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides).
Fennec (Fennecus zerda).
maned wolf
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