Science answers red wolf question

[Daktari JG]

These two rare wolves are unique species. Here’s why that matters.

 

[ThylacineAlive]

These two rare wolves are unique species. Here’s why that matters.

I was hoping the second wolf was going to be C. lycaon, but I suppose we'll have to wait longer to hear about that one.

~Thylo

 

[Pleistohorse]

I was hoping the second wolf was going to be C. lycaon, but I suppose we'll have to wait longer to hear about that one.

~Thylo

I would not be terribly surprised if lycaon turned out to be a Red Wolf relic (with some hybridization). Wolves-Coyotes-Golden Jackels seem to be a fluidly happy family! Disclaimer: I’m not a geneticist.