That's a cool tidbit of info. There are wolf hybrids...with Shepherds, Siberian Huskies...that I know of. I would never fiddle with it, but I have heard of it. ===================== From: Edwin Hill <edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sun Dec 11 09:38:18 CST 2005 To: freelist <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] How many wolves do you have In a 1993 publication of "Mammal Species of the World", published by the Smithsonian Institution in association with the American Society of Mammalogist,this reference book is the final authority of the scientific community on mammal classification, zoologist reclassified wolves and dogs as being a variety of the same species ( I posted this to the list several years ago but with out this detail)...The scientific name for wolf is Canis lupus...the dog prior to this 1993 finding was Canis familiaris...they are now both Canis lupus....the dogs specific race of wolf is Canis lupus familiaris...the artic wolf's specific race is Canis lupus artos.......the classical definition of a species is a group of organisms capable of reproducing within itself, dogs and wolves can produce fertile off spring............so the next time a woman calls me a dog...I will politely correct her and tell her that...in fact...I am a wolf!...lol...now you know the rest of the story.....FB ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ Kris Kudel Vom Kristallaugen GSD ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================