Giant Schnauzer
Giant Schnauzer
Canis familiaris
Mammalia
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
10-13 yrs
Size
Medium
Diet
Omnivore
Activity
Cathemeral
Social
Pack
Biome
Human settlements
Range
Worldwide
Movement
Running
Breeding
Live birth
Defense
Speed
Status
Common

About

The largest of the three Schnauzer breeds, the Giant Schnauzer was developed in Bavaria to drive cattle and guard estates — its dense, wiry double coat and powerful build made it a favourite of European police forces by the early 20th century.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    newborn pup
    A blind newborn pup nurses and sleeps, completely dependent on its mother.
  2. 2.
    juvenile
    A weaned pup wrestles with littermates, learns its place in the pack, and starts eating meat.
  3. 3.
    adolescent
    An adolescent canid reaches near-adult size with long legs and a thinner coat, learning to hunt cooperatively.
  4. 4.
    adult
    Fully grown and hunting alongside the pack.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Carnivora
Family
Canidae
Genus
Canis
Species
Canis familiaris