>> Wolves, coyotes, jackals, and domestic dogs are at >> least arguably the same species (in that they interbreed.).
> What? Sorry, but no. None of these, with the possible
> exception of the wolf, can have fertile offspring with
> an ordinary dog. The wolf is a disputed case, some say
> that dogs _can_ have fertile offspring with them.
These news will surprise the 3rd generation jackal-poodle and wolf-poodle descendants at Kiel University immensely...
However, in case of the jackal the wild parent is dominant.
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