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Raccoon dog
Order : Carnivora
Family : Canidae
Genus : Nyctereutes
Facts about the genus Nyctereutes, the raccoon dog
Instead of the amount of fat in the body, the main regulators of the levels of these hormones in the raccoon dog are presumably seasonal rhythms entrained by melatonin. (Full text)
This raccoon dog is regarded as a symbol of prosperity, and many people put them in their gardens, door ways etc. (Full text)
When a clan of tanuki (a small dog in Asia similar to a Raccoon, called a Raccoon Dog) is threatened with the destruction of their home and possible extinction, they fight back using everything from magic to their wits to stop the humans from invading. (Full text)
The raccoon dog is real and he's got the SARS. (Full text)
On the basis of these features some phylogenetic interpretations are presented: the fossil Asian Nyctereutes is close to Cerdocyon, Speothos is close to Atelocynus, Chrysocyon is not related to Canis, Urocyon differs from Vulpes and Pseudalopex culpaeus differs from the rest of the Pseudalopex species. (Full text)
With short legs and small paws the raccoon dog is not able to move around in deep snow, so lethargy offers the best means of surviving the winter. (Full text)
As a special note, the raccoon dog is regarded by many as a 'nasty' critter in it's range. (Full text)
Nyctereutes is the genus which only the present-day raccoon-dog, (Full text)
The raccoon dog is among us, but even hunters will (Full text)
Furthermore, the badger and the raccoon dog are dormant during winter, when food is scarcest, which may be the reason why all these species can coexist in rather unproductive Boreal forests. (Full text)
Much of this trade involves the farming of once wild species-thc arctic fox and the raccoon dog are intensively farmed in many countries (Table 2). (Full text)
The 2 tanuki, raccoon dog, are native to Japan. (Full text)
Top Misspellings: Raccoon DogMisspellings"Raccoon Dog" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: racoon dog. (Full text)
In the reed thickets of the Kura-Araks Valley, the wild boar and raccoon dog are found; gazelles inhabit the steppe. (Full text)
Toad, frog, snake, lizard, black kite, owl, polecat, raccoon dog are demonstrated. (Full text)