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This list of dog breeds includes both extant and extinct dog breeds, varieties and types. A research article on dog genomics published in Science/AAAS defines modern dog breeds as "a recent invention defined by conformation to a physical ideal and purity of lineage".
Dogs have made 11 vertebrate species extinct and are identified as a 'potential threat' to at least 188 threatened species worldwide. [162] Dogs have also been linked to the extinction of 156 animal species. [163] Dogs have been documented to have killed a few birds of the endangered species, the kagu, in New Caledonia. [164]
List of individual dogs. List of Best in Show winners of Crufts; List of Best in Show winners of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show; List of Labrador Retrievers; List of oldest dogs; United States presidential pets; List of fictional dogs; List of dog breeds. U.S. state dogs; For species in the Family Canidae, colloquially referred to as ...
Canidae (/ ˈ k æ n ɪ d iː /; [3] from Latin, canis, "dog") is a biological family of dog-like carnivorans, colloquially referred to as dogs, and constitutes a clade. A member of this family is also called a canid (/ ˈ k eɪ n ɪ d /). [4] The family includes three subfamilies: the Caninae, and the extinct Borophaginae and Hesperocyoninae. [5]
Dog fighting breeds (18 P) G. Gundogs (5 C, 69 P) H. Hairless dogs (9 P) Herding dogs (81 P) Hounds (3 C, 174 P) Hunting dogs (6 C, 35 P) L. Livestock guardian dogs ...
Dogs are perhaps best known for being loving and loyal, but they also have a bevy of lesser-known (and quite fascinating) traits. Here are 10 incredible scientific discoveries about them: Number ...
In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans , an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners . [ 1 ]
Dog owners can’t get enough of one name, and now it ranks as the most popular in the country. Bella ranks No. 1 and Luna No. 2 on a list of top names given to pups, according to U.S. News ...