{"id":5772,"date":"2024-04-09T17:44:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T10:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/?p=5772"},"modified":"2024-04-09T17:44:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T10:44:52","slug":"the-largest-dog-to-ever-walk-the-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/the-largest-dog-to-ever-walk-the-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"The Largest \u2018Dog\u2019 To Ever Walk The Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>TLDR: <\/strong><\/em>Epicyon, an ancient giant canid, dominated North America with a powerful bite and pack behavior, likely extinct due to climate changes. #PrehistoricCanids #Epicyon<\/p>\n<p>This article is a summary of a You Tube video &#8220;The Largest \u2018Dog\u2019 To Ever Walk The Earth&#8221; by ExtinctZoo<br \/>\n<iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZLrvBwh2Kdo?si=9-SQZJMGDlaw7RSR\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Key Takeaways:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Big Cats and Canids:<\/strong> Big cats are dominant apex predators globally, while canids, though widespread, tend to be smaller.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Giant Canids:<\/strong> Ancient &#8220;big dogs&#8221; like the Epicyon were once apex predators comparable in size to big cats.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Epicyon Description:<\/strong> The Epicyon, meaning &#8220;more than a dog,&#8221; was the largest canid, with some species weighing over 370 lbs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Physical Features:<\/strong> The Epicyon had a robust build, with a powerful bite force surpassing 16,000 Newtons, comparable to large American alligators.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Social Behavior:<\/strong> There is evidence suggesting the Epicyon may have been a social creature engaging in pack hunting.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diet and Hunting:<\/strong> Its diet likely included large herbivores, and its strong bite allowed it to crush bones, accessing nutritious marrow.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Habitat and Range:<\/strong> The Epicyon inhabited diverse environments across North America, adapting to various climates over millions of years.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Extinction Factors:<\/strong> Climate change, rather than competition from arriving big cats, is thought to have led to the Epicyon&#8217;s extinction.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Predatory Environment:<\/strong> The Epicyon coexisted with numerous other carnivores, indicating a complex ecosystem.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Legacy and Research Interest:<\/strong> Despite its extinction, the Epicyon remains a subject of interest for its unique adaptations and ecological role.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Epicyon, an ancient giant canid, dominated North America with a powerful bite and pack behavior, likely extinct due to climate changes. #PrehistoricCanids #Epicyon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5773,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-science","category-44","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5772"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5772\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5774,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5772\/revisions\/5774"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}