"In 1978, a review to reduce the number species listed under genus ""Canis"" proposed that """"Canis dingo"" is now generally regarded as a distinctive feral domestic dog. ""Canis familiaris"" is used for domestic dogs, although taxonomically it should probably be synonymous with ""Canis lupus."""" In 1982, the first edition of ""Mammal Species of the World"" included a note under ""Canis lupus"" with the comment: ""Probably ancestor of and conspecific with the domestic dog, ""familiaris"". ""Canis familiaris"" has page priority over ""Canis lupus"", but both were published simultaneously in Linnaeus (1758), and ""Canis lupus"" has been universally used for this species""."
"a fear of humans from hunters and shepherds. The English 'wolf' stems from the Old English ""wulf"", which is itself thought to be derived from the Proto-Germanic ""*wulfaz"". The Latin ""lupus"" is a Sabine loanword. Both derive from the Proto-Indo-European root ""*wlqos"" or ""*lukos"". The species ""Canis lupus"" was first recorded by Carl Linnaeus in his publication ""Systema Naturae"" in 1758, with the Latin classification translating into the English words ""dog wolf"". The thirty-seven subspecies of ""Canis lupus"" are listed under the designated common name of ""wolf"" in Mammal Species of the World third edition that was published in 2005."
"Lepus (constellation) Lepus (, ) is a constellation lying just south of the celestial equator. Its name is Latin for hare. It is located below—immediately south—of Orion (the hunter), and is sometimes represented as a hare being chased by Orion or, alternatively, by Orion's hunting dogs. Although the hare does not represent any particular figure in Greek mythology, Lepus was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations. This constellation should not be confused with Lupus, the wolf. Lepus is most often represented as a hare being hunted"
"are closer to the jackal. This indicates that these are the descendants of an ancient wolf distribution. In April 2009, the Latin binom ""Canis indica"" had been proposed for these 2 haplotypes as a nomenclatural and taxonomic split from ""Canis lupus"" as a new species through the Nomenclature Specialist on the CITES Animals Committee. The committee recommended against this proposal but recommended that the name be entered into the species database as a synonym of the name under which it was listed. The proposal was based on one study that relied on only a limited number of museum and zoo"
"by Pierre Méchain. Lepus (constellation) Lepus (, ) is a constellation lying just south of the celestial equator. Its name is Latin for hare. It is located below—immediately south—of Orion (the hunter), and is sometimes represented as a hare being chased by Orion or, alternatively, by Orion's hunting dogs. Although the hare does not represent any particular figure in Greek mythology, Lepus was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations. This constellation should not be confused with Lupus, the wolf. Lepus is most often represented as a"
"The nominate subspecies is the Eurasian wolf (""Canis lupus lupus""), also known as the common wolf. The subspecies includes the domestic dog, dingo, eastern wolf and red wolf, but lists ""C. l. italicus""as a synonym of ""C. l. lupus"". However, the classification of several as either species or subspecies has recently been challenged. The evolution of the wolf occurred over a geologic time scale of at least 300 thousand years. The gray wolf ""Canis lupus"" is a highly adaptable species that is able to exist in a range of environments and which possesses a wide distribution across the Holarctic. Studies"
"are the dog ""(C. lupus familiaris)"", gray wolf (""C. lupus""), coyote (""C. latrans""), golden jackal (""C. aureus""), Ethiopian wolf (""C. simensis""), black-backed jackal (""C. mesomelas""), side-striped jackal (""C. adustus""), dhole (""Cuon alpinus""), and African wild dog (""Lycaon pictus""). Newly proposed members include the red wolf (""Canis rufus""), eastern wolf (""Canis lycaon""), and African golden wolf (""C. anthus""). As they possess 78 chromosomes, all members of the genus ""Canis"" (coyotes, wolves, jackals) are karyologically indistinguishable from each other, and from the dhole and the African hunting dog. The members of ""Canis"" can potentially interbreed and there is evidence that the Ethiopian"
"is elegant and elaborate, even ""flowery and ornate"". Buffon was roundly criticised by his fellow academics for writing a ""purely popularizing work, empty and puffed up, with little real scientific value"". The species is named in Greek, Latin, Italian, Spanish, German, English, Swedish, and Polish. The zoological descriptions of the species by Gessner, Ray, Linnaeus, Klein and Buffon himself (""""Canis ex griseo flavescens. Lupus vulgaris"". Buffon. ""Reg. animal. pag. 235"""") are cited. The text is written as a continuous essay, without the sections on identification, distribution and behaviour that might have been expected from other natural histories. Parts concern human"
"are mainly associated to Mars, god of war and agriculture. The Capitoline Wolf nurses Romulus and Remus, sons of Mars and future founders of Rome. The twin babies were ordered to be killed by their great uncle Amulius. The servant ordered to kill them, however, relented and placed the two on the banks of the Tiber river. The river, which was in flood, rose and gently carried the cradle and the twins downstream, where under the protection of the river deity Tiberinus, they would be adopted by a she-wolf known as ""Lupa"" in Latin, an animal sacred to Mars. As"
"Body louse The body louse (""Pediculus humanus humanus"", sometimes called ""Pediculus humanus corporis"") is a louse that infests humans. The condition of being infested with head lice, body lice, or pubic lice is known as pediculosis. Body lice are vectors for the transmission of the human diseases epidemic typhus, trench fever, and relapsing fever. The body louse genome sequence analysis was published in 2010. ""Pediculus humanus humanus"" (the body louse) is indistinguishable in appearance from ""Pediculus humanus capitis"" (the head louse) but will interbreed only under laboratory conditions. In their natural state, they occupy different habitats and do not usually"
"tribe Vulpini, which consists of 12 extant species. It is classified under the subfamily Caninae of the canid family Canidae. Although it has previously been assigned to its own monotypic genus ""Alopex"", recent genetic evidence now places it in the genus ""Vulpes"" along with the majority of other foxes. It was originally described by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of ""Systema Naturae"" in 1758 as ""Canis lagopus"". The type specimen was recovered from Lapland, Sweden. The generic name ""vulpes"" is Latin for ""fox"". The specific name ""lagopus"" is derived from Ancient Greek λαγώς (""lagōs"", ""hare"") and πούς (""pous"", ""foot""),"
"""Epic Rap Battles of History"" during the battle between Picasso and Bob Ross. Lump (dog) Lump (1956 – 29 March 1973), was a Dachshund owned by David Douglas Duncan who lived with artist Pablo Picasso for six years, and featured in several of his works. Born in Stuttgart, Germany, and named after the German word for ""rascal"", the dog was acquired by David Douglas Duncan, an American photographer. Lump was purchased at the age of three months from a German family in order to act as a companion for Duncan's Afghan Hound, Kubla. The two dogs did not get along"
"adventures of Lupo for children. She was inspired following walks in Kensington Palace gardens with her own Cocker Spaniel, and the death of her fiancé. The first book is called ""The Adventures of Lupo the Royal Dog: The Secret of Windsor Castle"" and was released in September 2014. Lupo (dog) Lupo is an English Cocker Spaniel owned by Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. He has been credited with raising the profile of the breed in the UK by The Kennel Club, and has appeared in photographs alongside his owners' son, Prince George of Cambridge. Lupo"
"Lump (dog) Lump (1956 – 29 March 1973), was a Dachshund owned by David Douglas Duncan who lived with artist Pablo Picasso for six years, and featured in several of his works. Born in Stuttgart, Germany, and named after the German word for ""rascal"", the dog was acquired by David Douglas Duncan, an American photographer. Lump was purchased at the age of three months from a German family in order to act as a companion for Duncan's Afghan Hound, Kubla. The two dogs did not get along well, with the larger Afghan treating Lump much like a toy, rolling him"
"Capitoline Wolf The Capitoline Wolf (Italian: ""Lupa Capitolina"") is a bronze sculpture depicting a scene from the legend of the founding of Rome. The sculpture shows a she-wolf suckling the mythical twin founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus. According to the legend, when Numitor, grandfather of the twins, was overthrown by his brother Amulius, the usurper ordered them to be cast into the Tiber River. They were rescued by a she-wolf who cared for them until a herdsman, Faustulus, found and raised them. The age and origin of the Capitoline Wolf is controversial. The statue was long thought to be"
"which have been known as ""lemurs"" ever since. The name derives from the Latin term ""lemures"", which refers to the ""spirits of the dead"" from Roman mythology. According to Linnaeus' own explanation, the name was selected because of the nocturnal activity and slow movements of the slender loris. Being familiar with the works of Virgil and Ovid and seeing an analogy that fit with his naming scheme, Linnaeus adapted the term ""lemur"" for these nocturnal primates. However, it has been commonly and falsely assumed that Linnaeus was referring to the ghost-like appearance, reflective eyes, and ghostly cries of lemurs. It"
"gnawed with the incisors and then cracked with the carnassials and molars. Wolves, dogs, and dingoes are subspecies of ""Canis lupus"". The original referent of the English word wolf, the Eurasian wolf, is called ""C. l. lupus"" to distinguish it from other wolf subspecies, such as the Indian wolf (""C. l. pallipes""), the Arabian wolf (""C. l. arabs""), or the Tibetan wolf (""C. l. filchneri""). Some experts have suggested some subspecies of ""C. lupus"" be considered ""Canis"" species distinct from ""C. lupus"". These include Central Asia's Himalayan wolf, and the Indian wolf, as well as North America's red wolf and"
"Lupo Italiano The Lupo Italiano, also known as the Italian wolfdog, was a dog created by Mario Messi in 1966 by crossing a wolf from Northern Lazio raised as a puppy with a German Shepherd. Its female ancestor is described as a German Shepherd and, confusingly, a wild wolf. Although the breed is claimed to be a hybrid of the German shepherd with an Italian wolf, a genetic study conducted in 2018 could find no connection between this dog and the Italian wolf. Unlike most wolf-dog hybrids, this canine displayed a propensity to be used as a working dog, and"
"and ""Cuon"". Lycaon (genus) Lycaon is a genus of canid. There are two known species: the extant ""Lycaon pictus"", a canid with common names including ""African wild dog"", ""painted dog"", ""ornate wolf"", and ""African hunting dog""; and the extinct, less cursorial ""Lycaon sekowei"", known from the Pliocene and Pleistocene of South Africa. This hypercarnivorous and highly cursorial genus is distinguished by accessory cusps on the premolars. It branched off from the wolf-like canids lineage during the Plio-Pleistocene. Since then, ""Lycaon"" has become lighter and tetradactyl, but has remained hypercarnivorous. Some authors consider the extinct ""Canis"" subgenus ""Xenocyon"" as ancestral to"
"France and dated to 3.1 million YBP, followed by ""Canis cf. etruscus"" (where cf. in Latin means confer, uncertain) from Italy dated to 2.2 million YBP. ""C. lupus"" first appeared in Italy during Marine Isotope Stage 9 (337,000 YBP). In Britain, it was the only canid species present from MIS 7 (243,000 YBP), with the oldest record from Pontnewydd Cave in north Wales. During the Ice Age, Britain was separated from Europe by only the Channel River. A study of Pleistocene ""C. lupus"" in Britain at different time periods found that its abilities to crush, slice meat and eat bone"
"each other both visually and vocally. Human activities have threatened wild equine populations. The word ""equus"" is Latin for ""horse"", and is cognate with the Greek ἵππος (""hippos""), ""horse"", and Mycenaean Greek ""i-qo"" /ikkʷos/, the earliest attested variant of the Greek word, written in Linear B syllabic script.; compare the alternative development of the Proto-Greek labiovelar in Ionic ἴκκος (""ikkos""). The genus ""Equus"" was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is the only recognized extant genus in the family Equidae. The first equids were small, dog-sized mammals (e.g. ""Eohippus"") adapted for browsing on shrubs during the Eocene, around"
"""Loris tardigradus""), ""Lemur catta"" (the ring-tailed lemur), and ""Lemur volans"" (the Philippine colugo, now known as ""Cynocephalus volans""). Although the term ""lemur"" was first intended for slender lorises, it was soon limited to the endemic Malagasy primates, which have been known as ""lemurs"" ever since. The name derives from the Latin term ""lemures"", which refers to specters or ghosts that were exorcised during the Lemuria festival of ancient Rome. According to Linnaeus' own explanation, the name was selected because of the nocturnal activity and slow movements of the slender loris. Being familiar with the works of Virgil and Ovid and"
"some parts of the world. Infestation with pubic lice is also called phthiriasis or phthiriasis pubis, while infestation of eyelashes with pubic lice is called ""phthiriasis palpebrarum"" or ""pediculosis ciliarum"". The disease is spelled with ""phth"", but the scientific name of the louse ""Pthirus pubis"" is spelled with ""pth"" (an etymologically incorrect spelling that was nonetheless officially adopted in 1958). Humans are the only known hosts of this parasite, although a closely related species, ""Pthirus gorillae"", infects gorilla populations. Pediculosis pubis Pediculosis pubis (also known as ""crabs"" and ""pubic lice"") is a disease caused by the pubic louse, ""Pthirus pubis"","
"Lycaon (genus) Lycaon is a genus of canid. There are two known species: the extant ""Lycaon pictus"", a canid with common names including ""African wild dog"", ""painted dog"", ""ornate wolf"", and ""African hunting dog""; and the extinct, less cursorial ""Lycaon sekowei"", known from the Pliocene and Pleistocene of South Africa. This hypercarnivorous and highly cursorial genus is distinguished by accessory cusps on the premolars. It branched off from the wolf-like canids lineage during the Plio-Pleistocene. Since then, ""Lycaon"" has become lighter and tetradactyl, but has remained hypercarnivorous. Some authors consider the extinct ""Canis"" subgenus ""Xenocyon"" as ancestral to both ""Lycaon"""
"(""Meles meles""), gray wolf (""Canis lupus""), least weasel (""Mustela nivalis""), European hare (""Lepus europaeus""), wild boar (""Sus scrofa""), bezoar goat (""Capra aegagrus""). Persian leopard (""Panthera pardus ciscaucasica"" = ""P. p. saxicolor"") is registered in the Red Data Book of Armenia as well as in the IUCN Red list. The leopard is known as a careful animal with good vision, hearing and sense of smell. It is more active especially at night and morning hours. The Eurasian lynx is the largest of the four lynx species, ranging in length from 80 to 130 cm and standing 60–75 cm (24–30 in) at"
"reference work in zoology, recognises 38 subspecies of ""C. lupus"". The gray wolf is the second most specialised member of the genus ""Canis"", after the Ethiopian wolf, as demonstrated by its morphological adaptations to hunting large prey, its more gregarious nature, and its highly advanced expressive behavior. It is nonetheless closely related enough to smaller ""Canis"" species, such as the coyote, and golden jackal, to produce fertile hybrids. It is the only species of ""Canis"" to have a range encompassing both the Old and New Worlds, and originated in Eurasia during the Pleistocene, colonizing North America on at least three"
"are a group of large carnivores that are genetically closely related because they all have 78 chromosomes. The group includes genus ""Canis"", ""Cuon"", and ""Lycaon"". The members are the dog ""(C. lupus familiaris)"", gray wolf (""C. lupus""), coyote (""C. latrans""), golden jackal (""C. aureus""), Ethiopian wolf (""C. simensis""), black-backed jackal (""C. mesomelas""), side-striped jackal (""C. adustus""), dhole (""Cuon alpinus""), and African wild dog (""Lycaon pictus""). The latest recognized member is the African golden wolf (""C. anthus""), which was once thought to be an African branch of the golden jackal. As they possess 78 chromosomes, all members of the genus ""Canis"""
"Linnaeus in 1758. The name ""Apus"" is Latin for a swift, thought by the ancients to be a type of swallow with no feet (from Ancient Greek α, ""a"", ""without"", and πούς, ""pous"", ""foot""). Before the 1950s, there was some controversy over which group of organism should have the genus name ""Apus"". In 1801 Bosc gave the small crustacean organisms known today as ""Triops"" the genus name ""Apus"", and later authors continued to use this term. Keilhack suggested (in 1909) that this was incorrect since there was already an avian genus named ""Apus"" by Scopoli in 1777 . It was"
"dirus"". The large wolf ""C. antonii"" from late Pliocene to early Pleistocene China was assessed as being a variation within ""C. chihliensis"", and the large wolf ""C. falconeri"" occurred abruptly in Europe in the Early Pleistocene, perhaps representing a westward extension of ""C. antonii"". The earliest ""Canis lupus"" specimen was a fossil tooth discovered at Old Crow, Yukon, Canada. The specimen was found in sediment dated 1 million YBP, however the geological attribution of this sediment is questioned. Slightly younger specimens were discovered at Cripple Creek Sump, Fairbanks, Alaska, in strata dated 810,000 YBP. Both discoveries point to an origin"
"Lupo (dog) Lupo is an English Cocker Spaniel owned by Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. He has been credited with raising the profile of the breed in the UK by The Kennel Club, and has appeared in photographs alongside his owners' son, Prince George of Cambridge. Lupo was bred from Ella, a dog owned by Michael and Carole Middleton, the parents of Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge. He is a working-type English Cocker Spaniel. Lupo was born in a litter just prior to Christmas 2011, and was given to Prince William, Duke of Cambridge"
"Wolf The wolf (""Canis lupus""), also known as the grey/gray wolf or timber wolf, is a canine native to the wilderness and remote areas of Eurasia and North America. It is the largest extant member of its family, with males averaging and females . 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 predominantly a mottled gray in color, although nearly pure white, red, and brown to black also occur. ""Mammal Species of the World"" (3rd ed., 2005), a standard"
"is reimagined in ""Look at Me (new Capitoline Wolf)"", a 2011 installation by Polish artist Paweł Wocial. Capitoline Wolf The Capitoline Wolf (Italian: ""Lupa Capitolina"") is a bronze sculpture depicting a scene from the legend of the founding of Rome. The sculpture shows a she-wolf suckling the mythical twin founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus. According to the legend, when Numitor, grandfather of the twins, was overthrown by his brother Amulius, the usurper ordered them to be cast into the Tiber River. They were rescued by a she-wolf who cared for them until a herdsman, Faustulus, found and raised them."
"Canis lepophagus Canis lepophagus (Latin: ""canis"": 'dog', leporem: 'hare' or 'rabbit', suffix -phagus: '-eating'; hence hare-eating dog) is an extinct species of canid which was endemic to much of North America. It is notable because its lineage is proposed to have led to both wolves and coyotes. Early Pliocene in North America. There is general agreement on the most ancient record, which shows that Feliforms and Caniforms emerged within the super-family Carnivoramorpha 43 million YBP. The caniforms included the fox-like genus ""Leptocyon"" whose various species existed from 34 million YBP before branching 11.9 million YBP into vulpes (foxes) and canini"