Canids
This reading profile brings together 5 source-linked articles that reference canids.
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- Field guideCoyote tracks or dog tracks?Two canids leave similar prints in the same mud. The trail they leave behind separates them more reliably than the print does.
- Field guideHow to read animal tracksA track is a sentence about an animal that has already left. Learn to read the shape, the count, and above all the pattern the prints make together.
- Field guideWhy animals playLook for actions that are modified from their ordinary function, repeated but not rigid, initiated in relatively relaxed conditions, and balanced by signals or self-handicapping; compare sequences before labeling them play.
- Field guideHow animals see in low lightScarce photons are the central problem: anatomy can admit more light, rods and photopigments capture it, reflective layers offer a second pass, and neural circuits combine signals across space or time while accepting blur and noise.
- Identification guideRed fox or coyote?Compare overall build, ears, face, and tail before deciding which canid you saw.