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Swamp wolf |
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He is a wild animal |
Origin |
U.S.A. | |
Translation |
Francis Vandersteen | |
This breed is also known as |
Mississippi Valley red wolf
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| 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 Canis lupus gregoryi, also known as the swamp wolf, the Mississippi Valley red wolf or Gregor's red wolf, was identified as a subspecies of red wolf in 1937 by Edward A. Goldman. It is thought to be the species that links the red wolf to the Florida red wolf. It lived in southwestern Indiana, southern Missouri and eastern Oklahoma, southern Mississippi, central Louisiana and the Big Thicket of southeastern Texas. The wolf's face was black and gray, becoming black and reddish on its head. The upper parts from the back of the neck to the rump and tail were reddish, mixed or with black. The legs were orange-red, becoming paler on the paws and a conspicuous black line along the outer surface of the forearm. The ears were reddish-brown, mixed with black. Throat, lips and chin were white. It was described as taller but thinner than other red wolves, weighing an average of 27-32 kg. Canis rufus gregoryi was declared extinct in the wild in 1970. Although it may be represented in captivity or the population reintroduced in North Carolina. |
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