Canis Collection

Mary Anning (1799-1847)
Pioneer fossil collector of Lyme Regis, Dorset. Oil painting by an unknown artist, before 1842. Golden Cap is visible in the background. Held at the Natural History Museum, London

Heathland
Original artwork for Heathland by Barbara Nicholson, signed B.E.N. copyright British Museum (Natural History) 1973, printed in England by Lund Humphries

Heathland poster with captions by Barbara Nicholson, signed B.E.N. copyright British Museum (Natural History) 1973, printed in England by Lund Humphries

Ballyregan Bob, greyhound
Photograph of Ballyregan Bob, the famous racing greyhound. Specimen on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring

Thylacinus cynocephalus, thylacine
The last known thylacine, or Tasmanian Wolf, to survive in captivity. It died on 7 September 1936 in the Beaumaris Zoo, Hobart, Tasmania

Greyhound design
Drawing 26 Vol 2 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1876. (Two separate negatives)

Canis Major Star Map
Canis Major (dog) and Lepus (hare) constellation

The Wolf by Edward Donovan
The Wolf, in Edward Donovans The Natural History of British Quadrupeds Volume 1. Held in the Library and Archives

Kita a Norwegian elkhound, photographed by Harry Taylor

Whittaker / Canis Major
Including the Canis Major (dog) and Lepus (hare) constellation

Monoceros Etc Constell
The constellation of Monoceros - a unicorn - and Canis Minor - a small dog

Canis Minor Star Map
The constellation of the Unicorn and Canis Minor

Hyena (Bewick)
canis hyaena THE STRIPED HYENA Its eyes are remarkably wild, sullen and ferocious

FENNEC
Canis zerda. Fox-like creature from Africa, notable for its very long ears. All the better to hear you with

Breeds of dogs, Canis lupus familiaris
British Bull Dog, Alco or American Dog and Old English Mastiff. Breeds of dogs, Canis amazonius, Canis lupus familiaris

Useful Domestic Dogs, Canis lupus familiaris

Spring crocus and European peacock butterfly
Spring crocus, Crocus vernus, and European peacock butterfly, Aglais io

Wolf
The grey wolf (Canis lupus), or just wolf, is a mammal of the order Carnivor. Its sharp teeth helps them tear large chunks of meat from dead animals. Date: 1903

ALASKA FOX
Living, the fox (canis vulpes) provides sport for hunters : dead, its fur keeps well-to-do ladies snug and warm. What a useful animal ! Date: 20th century

African Bloodhounds in the Gardens of the Zoological Society
The African Bloodhounds in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Canis lupus familiaris. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by J

Domestic goats and fallow or venison deer
Domestic goats, Capra aegagrus hircus, and fallow or venison deer, Dama dama

Golden jackal, Canis aureus. The Jackals in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by W

Wolves of Hudson Bay, Canis lupus, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society, London. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by W

Calligraphic title page with vignette of tiger by J. Webb

Sheepdog, Canis lupus familiaris (Canis familiaris pastoralis)

Boar-hound of Germany, Canis lupus familiaris (Canis familiaris suillus)

Bulldog and poodle breeds of dog, Canis lupus familiaris

St. Bernard and King Charles spaniel, Canis lupus familiaris

Common jackal in graveyard
Common jackal, Canis aureus aureus (Sacalius aureus). Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches, Liepzig, 1842

Newfoundland dog, Canis lupus familiaris (Canis familiaris terrae novae). After an illustration by James Stewart

Canadian eskimo dog or qimmiq, Canis familiaris borealis. Endangered

Hungarian Kuvasz sheepdog, Canis lupus familiaris
Hungarian Kuvasz sheepdog, shaggy variety, Canis familiaris pannonicus var. hirsutus. Engraved by A. Scipp from an illustration by C. Klette

Hungarian Pumi sheepdog, Canis familiaris pannonicus var. villosus. Engraved by A. Scipp after an illustration by C. Klette

Dingo, sheepdog, scent hound and pomeranian
Dingo, Canis dingo, sheepdog, Canis domesticus, scent hound, Canis gallicus, and pomeranian, Canis pomeranus

Pointer, dachshund and basset hound
Pointer, Canis avicularius, dachshund, Canis vertagus, and basset hound, all breeds of Canis lupus familiaris

Dog breeds including poodle, chow, pug, etc
Lurcher or matin dog, Canis laniarius, Bichon, Spanish dog, Chow Chow, Pug dog, Canis fricator, and Poodle or water hunting dog, Canis aquaticus

Greyhound and bulldog
English greyhound, Canis leporarius, and English bulldog, Canis molossus anglicus. Lithograph by Karl Joseph Brodtmann from Heinrich Rudolf Schinzs Illustrated Natural History of Men and Animals, 1836

Newfoundland dog and St. Bernard dog
Newfoundland dog, Canis lupus familiaris 1, and St. Bernard dog, Canis lupus familiaris 2

Shepherd dog, Canis familiaris, and wolf, Canis lupus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Sydenham Edwards from John Mason Goods Pantologia, a New Encyclopedia, G. Kearsley, London, 1813

King Charles spaniel and Barbet breeds of dog, Canis lupus familiaris

Golden jackal, Canis aureus, and striped hyena, Hyaena hyaena

Holosteon or white plantain, Plantago albicans, and meadow flax, Linum pratense

East Indian linsang and dhole (endangered)
East Indian linsang, Prionodon linsang gracilis, and wild dog or dhole, Cuon alpinus (endangered)

Fennec fox or fennec, Vulpes zerda. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Africans hunting warthog, zebra and jackal
Hunters in Africa hunting warthog, Phacochoerus africanus, zebra, Equus quagga, and black-backed jackal, Canis mesomelas, with gun, spear and bow and arrow

Red slender loris, wolf and Eurasian otter
Red slender loris, Loris tardigradus endangered 1, wolf, Canis lupus 2 and Eurasian otter, Lutra lutra 3. Loris, loup, loutre

Fennec fox, Vulpes zerda (Fennec, Canis megalotis)

Golden jackal, Canis aureus, and Senegalese jackal, Canis aureus anthus (Chacal and chacal of Senegal, Canis anthus)

Eastern wolf, Canis lycaon

Capparis canescens, dog capers
Outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

MONOCEROS ETC CONSTELL
The constellation of Monoceros - a unicorn - and Canis Minor - a small dog. Date: 1849

Anarhichas lupus, wolf eel
The skull of a wolf eel (Anarhichas lupus) whose teeth are specially adapted for crushing and eating spiny sea urchins. The wolf eel is native to British waters

Mick the Miller, greyhound
Photograph of Mick the Miller, the famous racing greyhound. Specimen on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring

North American prairie wolf or coyote, Canis latrans

Great Plains wolf or buffalo wolf, Canis lupus nubilus. Threatened

Hyginus / Canis Major
Canis - the Dog Star(S)

Common wolf (Canis lupus)
A Common wolf (Canis lupus), also known as the Gray Wolf, Grey Wolf, Arctic Wolf, Mexican Wolf, Plains Wolf, Timber Wolf, and Tundra Wolf. Date: 1839

Canis sp. Eskimo Dog called Arctic King
Articulated skeleton of an Canis sp. Eskimo Dog called Arctic King

Wolf, fox, jackal, and wild dog of Ceylon.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Ebenezer Siblys Universal System of Natural History, 1794

Wolf, Canis lupus.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from The Naturalists Pocket Magazine; or, Complete Cabinet of the Curiosities and Beauties of Nature (1798-1802) published by Harrison, London

Ceylonese dog, Canis ceylonicus

Red wolf, Canis lupus rufus (critically endangered), and silver fox, Vulpes vulpes

Culpeo, Lycalopex culpaeus.. Magellanic aguara fox, Cerdocyon magellanicus. Canis magellanicus in Darwins Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle

Common jackal, Canis aureus.. Handcolored engraving on steel by William Lizars from a drawing by Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library: Dogs published by W. H

Senegalese jackal, Canis aureus anthus

Black-backed jackal, Canis mesomelas

Variegated jackal, Canis aureus soudanicus

Australian dingo, Canis lupus dingo

Mexican coyote, Canis latrans cagottis

Mexican wolf, Canis lupus baileyi

Black wolf, Canis lupus Melanistic variant
Black wolf, Canis lupus. Melanistic variant of the grey wolf caused by wolf-dog hybridisation.. Melanistic variant of the grey wolf caused by wolf-dog hybridisation

Common grey wolf, Canis lupus.. Handcolored engraving on steel by William Lizars from a drawing by Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library: Dogs published by W

Coyote Caught
(canis latrans) This prairie wolf or coyote has been caught in a trap. Date: circa 1830

Bulldog shark illustration
One of 67 original water colour drawings of Mammals, Reptiles and Fish found at King Georges Sound, Western Australia, and in its neighbourhood; accompanied by manuscript notes by Neill, Robert

Taxidermist working on wolf teeth, 1935
One of the several behind-the-scenes shots taken for the February 1935 edition of Weekly Illustrated

Bulldog cranium 1906
Specimen number D94, Bulldog, Canis lupus familiaris. Juvenille bulldog skull, from dog called Neotsfield. 1906

Canis lupus dingo, dingo
Dog of New South Wales. Drawing 52 by the Port Jackson Painter from Banks Manuscript 34, (c. 1790)

Potorous tridactylus, long-nosed potoroo
Poto Roo. Drawing 59 by the Port Jackson Painter from Banks Manuscript 34, (c. 1790)

Dog, owl and eagle design
Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Adriosaurus suessi
Neocomian fossil lizard from the Isle of Lesina, Dalmatia

Canis lupus hodophilax, Japanese wolf
Photograph of the skin of a male Japanese wolf presented to the Natural History Museum by the Duke of Bedford, 1905, together with a skull specimen. See image references 11280, 11281 & 11282

Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895)
Portrait of Thomas Henry Huxley, a zoologist, a strong advocate of Charles Darwin, and author of many publications including The Physical Basis of Life (1868)

Chihuahua
The Chihuahua is the smallest breed of dog in the world and is named for the Chihuahua region in Mexico. Photographed by Harry Taylor

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