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Canines

Wolves, Foxes, and the Domestic Dog...

Canine behaviors vary greatly as different species adapt to habitat and food supply.

Coyote

A coyote (canis latrans) under an oak tree. San Felipe (an active cattle ranch owned by the HP families) is located within Mount Hamilton, between two county parks and one state park. The ranch is the missing link in a corridor of protected lands that stretches 70 miles from Pacheco Pass to Livermore Valley.TNC now protects San Felipe through a permanent conservation easement which protects the ranch and surrounding areas from urban development. © Ian Shive

The members of the canine family include foxes, wolves, coyotes and of course the domesticated dog. Canine behaviors vary greatly as different species adapt to habitat and food supply, wolves are social animals and operate in packs, while foxes are often solitary.

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Coast live oak trees punctuate the prairie grasslands at Chimineas Ranch, a protected wildlife corridor linking the Carrizo Plain National Monument with Los Padres National Forest, located within San Luis Obispo County, California. © Mark Dolyak

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