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Florida red wolf |
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He is a wild animal |
Origin |
Florida, U.S.A. | |
Translation |
Francis Vandersteen |
| The possession of this animal is not authorized Royal Decree establishing the list of mammals not kept for production purposes that may be kept (M.B. 24.08.2009) |
| The Florida red wolf was a subspecies of Canis rufus, believed by some to be a direct descendant of Canis edwardii, the first North American dog clearly identifiable as a wolf. The Florida red wolf, which was identified as the red wolf subspecies Canis rufus floridus in 1912 by zoologist Gerrit Smith Miller, was also known as the white-tailed wolf and the black wolf. They were generally found in pairs or small family groups rather than in packs. The Florida Red Wolf is known to have inhabited areas from Maine and Ohio to Florida and Alabama. The Florida Red Wolf weighed from 20 to 40 kg and measured 66 to 79 cm high at the shoulder. Many of these wolves found in Georgia and Tennesee were black, hence the name Black Wolf. The Canis lupus floridanus has been extinct since 1921. |
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