Wikipedia:Picture of the day/September 23, 2006

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Mexican Gray Wolf, Minnesota Zoo

A resting Mexican Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi), kept captive for breeding purposes at the Minnesota Zoo. This is the rarest, most genetically distinct subspecies of the Gray Wolf in North America, making them critically endangered, with less than 15 individuals estimated alive in the wild.

Photo credit: April M. King
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