Stats

Lifespan: 10-13 yrs
Size: Medium
Diet: Omnivore
Activity: Diurnal
Social: Pack
Biome: Worldwide domestic
Range: Worldwide
Movement: Running
Breeding: Live Birth
Defense: Speed
Status: Common

About

The Plott Hound is the official state dog of North Carolina, descended from the boar-hunting hounds brought to the Appalachian Mountains by German immigrant Georg Plott in 1750. The only AKC coonhound breed with no English Foxhound blood in its lineage, it is prized for relentless stamina on steep terrain and a striking brindle coat that ranges from light buckskin to dark charcoal.

Life cycle

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