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ReaperofFish t1_j2rmcoq wrote

Reply to comment by Lankpants in Are there any examples of natural hybridization, or any possibilities of this occurring in nature? by Owlsthirdeye

Coyotes and wolves have fertile offspring but still considered separate species.

There is debate about whether wolves and dogs are separate species or not.

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Mrknowitall666 t1_j2rsn8r wrote

Recently tests found that all eastern Coyote are hybrids

https://scitechconnect.elsevier.com/eastern-coyotes-hybrids-coywolf/#:~:text=New%20genetic%20tests%20show%20that,geographic%20location%20of%20the%20canine.

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phalloguy1 t1_j2t1ybz wrote

I remember reading maybe 15 years ago a wildlife biologist in Ontario referring to this hybrid as Canis Soupus.

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