This little lizard can fire blood up to 5 feet from its face, has spiky horns and inflates itself to choke predators.

The coyote (Canis latrans) is a canine species that is native to the North American continent. Closely related to the wolf and the dog, coyotes are in abundance throughout the continent. In fact, ...

and coyotes (Canis latrans) to a common ancestor. At a certain point, the species began diverging, with wolves becoming the larger of the two and preferring remote environments, and coyotes evolving ...

Cantú‐Salazar, Lisette González‐Romero, Alberto and López‐González, Carlos A. 2004. Historical and present distribution of coyote (Canis latrans) in Mexico and Central America. Journal of Biogeography ...

The dog, Canis familiaris, is a direct descendent of the gray wolf, Canis lupus: In other words, dogs as we know them are domesticated wolves. Not only their behavior changed; domestic dogs are ...

Like the red wolf, it is distinguished from other Canis species by its larger size and less pointed features, particularly on the ears and muzzle. Its winter fur is long and bushy, and ...

The School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science faculty authors leading research that appears in a wide variety of scientific journals and publications. Select faculty members listed here to ...