Stats

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

About

The English Bulldog's famously wrinkled, pushed-in face is the result of centuries of selective breeding — the same brachycephalic skull that gives them their soulful look also means they overheat quickly and rarely need more than a leisurely daily stroll.

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