πDog
The dog is a domesticated descendant of wolves. Also called the domestic dog, it was selectively bred during the Late Pleistocene by hunter-gatherers. Dogs and the modern gray wolf share a common ancestor. Dogs were the first species to be domesticated over 14,000 years ago, before the development of agriculture, though genetic studies suggest the domestication process may have begun over 25,000 years ago. Due to their long association with humans, dogs have gained the ability to thrive on a starch-rich diet that would be inadequate for other canids.
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The IUCN Red List has not assessed Canis familiaris yet.
- Body mass
- 40 kg
- Body length
- not recorded
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 27 years
Everything we know about the Dog
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Body mass40 kgAnAgeDetails βHide β
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Maximum lifespan27 yearsAnAgeDetails βHide β
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Gestation63 daysAnAgeDetails βHide β
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Litter sizeabout 6AnAgeDetails βHide β
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Volume l40 LaverageDetails βHide β
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Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- βΊphylumChordata
- βΊclassMammalia
- βΊorderCarnivora
- βΊfamilyCanidae
- βΊgenusCanis
- βΊspeciesCanis lupus
- classMammals Β· Mammalia
- orderCarnivorans Β· Carnivora
- familyCanidae
- speciesCanis lupus
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- classMammals Β· Mammalia
- subclassTheria
- superorderLaurasiatheria
- orderCarnivorans Β· Carnivora
- suborderCaniformia
- familyCanidae
- speciesCanis lupus
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