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Pace~Ace
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The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal?
 
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The wild dogs found there.
 
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The Latin name was Insularia Canaria - Island of the Dogs.

I did not know they named Canary Island after you dogspit. wink
 
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Hey, are these by any chance related to the Canary Islands in the North Atlantic? They are named after the feral dogs found there once too. Isn't that odd?
 
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