Coyote (Canis latrans) on sand dune at night, Galveston, Texas. This population is believed to have genes of red wolf (Canis rufus)

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Many coyotes (Canis latrans) in the southern US, including the Galveston population, are natural hybrids of the nearly-extinct red wolf (Canis rufus) and harbor up to 69% of its “ghost” DNA in their genomes.

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Location: Galveston, Texas, USA
Photo credit: © Ivan Kuzmin / Alamy / Afripics
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