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Dog of the Amazon

  • November 9, 2014
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

The short-eared dog is a mysterious wild canine that lives only in South America’s Amazon basin. These dark, short-haired animals look like foxes and move more like cats than dogs, but scientists know little about them because they’re very shy. The critters even avoid wildlife cameras. (Photo: Santiago Espinosa)

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