Red Wolves Identity Crisis

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”Wolves are having an identity crisis. A new genetic analysis suggests that red wolves and eastern wolves aren’t true “species.” Instead, they seem to be blends of two other species, gray wolves and coyotes.” the article starts off commenting on the fact the the groups Red wolves and Eastern wolves aren't a “species” anymore.but then states “Red wolves and eastern wolves look similar to gray wolves but are often treated as different species. Eastern wolves live in the Great Lakes region, where gray wolves are now scarcer. Red wolves call the southeastern United States home. That’s a region where gray wolves no longer exist” they explain the relations but they also call the Red wolves as a “different species“ as gray wolves. But as long says

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