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The Polynesian Dog refers to a few extinct varieties of domesticated dogs from the islands of Polynesia. These dogs were used for both companionship and food and were introduced alongside poultry and pigs to various islands.
The Kurī is an extinct breed of Polynesian Dog kept by Māori people. It was introduced to New Zealand by the Polynesian ancestors of the Māori during their migration from East Polynesia in the 13th century AD. According to Māori tradition, the demigod Māui transformed his brother-in-law Irawaru into the first dog. [1]
The Tahitian Dog (Tahitian: ʻŪrī Mā’ohi, literally translated as 'native dog' [B]) is an extinct breed of dog from Tahiti and the Society Islands.Similar to other strains of Polynesian dogs, it was introduced to the Society Islands and Tahiti by the ancestors of the Tahitian (Mā’ohi) people during their migrations to Polynesia.
Map of the Marquesas Islands. There are two words in the Marquesan language for dog: peto, used in the Northern Marquesas, and nuhe, used in the Southern Marquesas.The former might have been an English loanword from pet or a Spanish loanword from perro (dog), although pero was an alternative for dog (kurī) in the related Māori language.
Non-stop exercise, incessant grooming, or displaying unending attention-seeking behavior, some canine breeds are particularly high-maintenance dog breeds – but of course that’s part of their ...
Ancient Hawaiian petroglyphic depiction of a native dog, Hawaii Island A lei niho ʻīlio made from the teeth of the poi dog and olona fiber, Bailey House Museum. The original Hawaiian poi dogs were descended from the Polynesian dogs brought to the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesian people.
The dogs are a 10-year-old Rottweiler and a 6-year-old Rottweiler mix, reported television station WLS-TV and the Associated Press. The incident happened around 12:05 p.m. Sunday in Covina, part ...
A 5-year-old girl was killed Sunday after she was attacked by two of her family’s dogs in the backyard of their Southern California home. The young girl was taken to a local hospital where she ...