Cool fact the African black-backed jackal is one of the oldest living canid species dating back over 2 million years. #Facts #nature #wildlifephotography #africansafari #dog | Jacqueline Emmanuel

Stopping by to wish you a happy #NationalFoxDay 🦊 Fast gray fox facts (say that three times fast 😳): 👉Gray foxes are the only canid in North America that can climb trees. They use their strong, hooked claws to climb up trunks and even rest on branches. 👉They're speedy and elusive, able to dart through dense trees and bushes where larger predators can’t follow. 👉 Like other foxes, they rely on sharp hearing and smell to detect prey moving underground or rustling in the leaves. #utahshoglezoo

How easy is it for an African wild dog to steal a cheetah's food? http://on.natgeo.com/2z73HtM | National Geographic

It's important to know that not only are Dingoes a distinct species, but also a distinct group of predators, SEPARATE from dogs and wolves. We all know that Dingoes have been here for millennia, and they were first mentioned as a species in 1793. At that time they were called Canis Dingo❗️ However, their official name was soon changed to Canis Lupus Dingo, on the assumption that Dingoes were, in fact, a subspecies of wolf and within the same evolutionary clad as domestic dogs. All that can go ou