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The Calupoh is a canine breed native to Mexico, a hybrid of dog and wolf.It was developed in the 1990s in a cultural heritage project intended to recreate the ancient Mexican wolfdogs mentioned in pre-Columbian texts and depicted in Mayan and Aztec artwork. [1]
The Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi), also known as the lobo mexicano (or, simply, lobo) [a] is a subspecies of gray wolf (C. lupus) native to eastern and southeastern Arizona and western and southern New Mexico (in the United States) and fragmented areas of northern Mexico.
With the official sanction of the FCI, Wright and a team of Mexican and British dog authorities set off to discover if any purebred Xolos still existed in remote areas of Mexico. [citation needed] Eventually 10 structurally strong Xolos were found and these dogs formed the foundation of Mexico's program to revive the breed. A committee headed ...
Earliest records of the dog indicate that it may be from the Toltec people in Mexico during the 9th century, having been a descendant of a mute toy dog called the Techichi.
This is a list of the native wild mammal species recorded in Mexico.As of September 2014, there were 536 mammalian species or subspecies listed. Based on IUCN data, Mexico has 23% more noncetacean mammal species than the U.S. and Canada combined in an area only 10% as large, or a species density over 12 times that of its northern neighbors.
Nov. 23—According to an online poll from The Pampered Pup, the xoloitzcuintli — pronounced show-low-itz-QUEENT-ly — also known as a Mexican hairless dog, should be the state dog in New Mexico.
Dec. 26—About $3 million in federal funding will be made available to New Mexico ranchers to help them protect livestock against predators, including Mexican wolves in an area designated for ...
Mexican wolves and related subspecies are important to many tribes in the Southwestern United States, including the Apache, Akimel O'odham/Pima, Diné/Navajo, Hopi, and Havasupai. Several of these tribes have traditional stories, names and rituals associated with wolves. [55] [56] Further information: Mexican wolf § History