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  • noun The Falkland Islands wolf (Dusicyon australis).

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  • The Falkland Islands once supported a species of canid called the warrah, otherwise known as the Antarctic wolf; Charles Darwin, stopping there with the Beagle in 1833, took a few specimens for his collection.

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  • The Falkland Islands once supported a species of canid called the warrah, otherwise known as the Antarctic wolf; Charles Darwin, stopping there with the Beagle in 1833, took a few specimens for his collection.

    The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

  • The warrah, with a nudge from Darwin, is now extinct.

    The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

  • The warrah, with a nudge from Darwin, is now extinct.

    The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

  • One of the remaining historic corrals at Sapper Hill, near Stanley Although there is possible evidence of Yahgan (Patagonian native) landings, such as the warrah, the first accepted settlement was during the 18th century when East Falkland was settled by the

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  • The Falkland Islands wolf, now extinct.

    January 24, 2009

  • Not to be confused with the harwar, an extinct Falklands fowl.

    January 24, 2009

  • One of the FI wolf's close relatives is this chap.

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