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Does anyone know what kind of animal the Canary Islands were named after?

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Does anyone know what kind of animal the Canary Islands were named after?

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"The archipelago’s Spanish name Islas Canarias is derived from the Latin phrase Canariae Insulae which means the "island of dogs." King Juba II of Mauretania, an ancient Kingdom in the Maghreb, is thought to have named the island of Grand Canaria named the island Canaria due to the presence of many large dogs on the island. Eventually, the entire archipelago became referred to as the Canary Islands."