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'''Canidae''' is a [[family (biology)|family]] of [[carnivorous]] and [[omnivorous]] [[mammal]]s of the [[Order (biology)|order]] [[Carnivora]].

'''Canidae''', also known as a '''Dog Family''' is a [[family (biology)|family]] of [[carnivorous]] and [[omnivorous]] [[mammal]]s of the [[Order (biology)|order]] [[Carnivora]].

Animals that belong to the family Canidae are '''canids'''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ctaMZMJIf-oC|title=Dogs: Their Fossil Relatives and Evolutionary History|last=Wang|first=Xiaoming|last2=Tedford|first2=Richard H.|date=2008|publisher=Columbia University Press|isbn=978-0-231-13528-3|language=en}}</ref> The family Canidae is divided into two tribes: [[Vulpini]] ([[fox]]es), and [[Canini]] ([[wolf|wolves]], [[dog]]s, [[coyote]]s, and [[jackal]]s). The family Canidae also includes the [[genus]] Urocyon (gray foxes and island foxes) and two [[extinct]] groups of canids: Borophaginae and Hesperocyoninae.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VT-WBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA103|title=Dog Behaviour, Evolution, and Cognition|last=Miklósi|first=Ádám|date=2015|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-964666-1|language=en}}</ref>

Animals that belong to the Dog family Canidae are '''canids'''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ctaMZMJIf-oC|title=Dogs: Their Fossil Relatives and Evolutionary History|last=Wang|first=Xiaoming|last2=Tedford|first2=Richard H.|date=2008|publisher=Columbia University Press|isbn=978-0-231-13528-3|language=en}}</ref> The family Canidae is divided into two tribes: [[Vulpini]] ([[fox]]es), and [[Canini]] ([[wolf|wolves]], [[dog]]s, [[coyote]]s, and [[jackal]]s). The family Canidae also includes the [[genus]] Urocyon (gray foxes and island foxes) and two [[extinct]] groups of canids: Borophaginae and Hesperocyoninae.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VT-WBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA103|title=Dog Behaviour, Evolution, and Cognition|last=Miklósi|first=Ádám|date=2015|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-964666-1|language=en}}</ref>

Canids that belong to Vulpini are "vulpines". Canids that belong to Canini are "canines".<ref name=":0" /> Canines are usually pack animals which hunt their prey in a group. Foxes usually hunt alone. However, almost all canids are social animals.

Canids that belong to Vulpini are "vulpines". Canids that belong to Canini are "canines".<ref name=":0" /> Canines are usually pack animals which hunt their prey in a group. Foxes usually hunt alone. However, almost all canids are social animals.

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