Canis Major

The constellation I chose is called Canis Major. This constellation is one of Orion's hunting dogs. I chose this constellation because I feel that it has the most interesting origin myth. Canis Major was discovered by Ptolemy in the second century. Another fact about the constellation is that its brightest star is called Sirius. Sirius is the dog's nose. Canis Major can be seen in the season of winter in the Northern Henisphere. Here is Canis Major's origin myth. In Greek mythology, Canis Major is associated with the fastest dog in the world, who is named Laelaps. Laelaps was given to Europa as a gift with a javelin that never missed its target. Then, Europa was accidentally killed by her husband who was hunting with the javelin. Europa's…

is because we see the constellations at different times of the year for the different seasons- spring, summer, fall, and winter. Since the Earth orbits the Sun we do not get one constant area of constellations. The constellations we see in the summer are not the same ones we see in the winter. We never see the same constellation all year long. Unless the constellation is circumpolar. There are only five circumpolar constellations: Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Draco, Cepheus, and Cassiopeia. These are…

is as follows; Kingdom animalia, Phylum chordata, Class mammalia, Order carnivora, Family canidae, Genus canis (Wolf Web). This system helps relate the wolf to other animals and in turn to common ancestors. The wolf evolved from a small meat-eating animal around 65 million years ago, which is known as the common ancestor that all canis species spawned from, including the dog, coyote, and fox. Between the early ancestor and the modern wolf, there were two known intermediate species that no longer…

Under cars, bridges, trash piles and more the Perro Callejero could be found in many un-habitable places. Two hundred thousand, not a population of humans but stray canis lupus familiaris roaming the dangerous streets of Mexico City, Mexico, a lot larger problem in Mexico. An ideal Perro Callejero habitat would help to camouflage themselves from human and animal predators, protected from weather and to secure themselves from various…

Red Wolves The Red wolf, scientifically known as Canis rufus, is a close relative to the more commonly known, Grey wolf. The Grey wolf is the one typically used in fairy tales while the Red wolf is not. The Red wolf has a cinnamon or tawny red coat with some grey and black markings. Their back tends to be darker and their tails tend to have a black tip. Red wolves are smaller than their close relatives, the grey wolf, but have longer legs and shorter fur. Full grown Red wolves measure around 4…

Compare Cougar Vs Gray Wolf | Puma Vs Gray Wolf It is adventures to collect the details regarding fact and ability of major animal species. Especially, we are going to compare puma vs gray wolf but it can also say as the Cougar vs Gray wolf. Both animals are living in habitat and it can hit for food , hence it is more attention to collect the major different between both cougar and Gray Wolf . With support of the online website, it is very relax to collect the details of both animals but the…

Gray wolves were rescued from the brink of extinction when the government abolished the law that organised the extermination of wolves on federally owned lands, which led to the slaughtering of more than 25,000 wolves. After the Senate withdrew the gray wolf from the endangered species list, in 2011, the slaughtering of wolves began to escalate again. This caused wolf hunters to fall deeper into their paranoid fantasy that wolves represents a liberal conspiracy against farmland and livestock.…

Have you ever wondered where dogs came from, or how they have changed? Dogs have been around us for many years. It all began when wolves started to get close to humans and later on became more like dogs by the change in their features and bodies. It is said that dogs come from the gray wolf. The relationship between dogs and humans has changed over time because dogs have changed and they have become pets. Dogs have changed. They have changed because in the passage "How the Wolf Became the…

An animals is the smartest carnivores in North America. This are like dogs and lions because they live in packs like lions and are playful like dogs. The grey wolf is the top of the food chain. Wolves live in pack, unlike most animals so, this is one of the reasons why it is the smartest North American carnivores and it makes it easier to hunt. Wolf are very strong animals and are in the dog family. The strength of grey wolves is why it doesn’t have many predators. Large cat like mountain…

Coyotes or Canis latrans Coyotes are most commonly found in the desert and arid areas of the world, whether it was found in the desert, the tundra, or any other barren place of the world. Coyotes have evolved to this type of climate by decreasing need of calories, as the larger food is scarce. They have also evolved to be in a pack to help take down more significant food sources, like elk and deer. Coyotes, though they share DNA with many other animals have evolved to have a better…