Stats

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

About

An ancient Italian breed from the Romagna marshlands, the Lagotto Romagnolo is the only dog officially recognized worldwide for truffle hunting. Its dense, curly, waterproof coat and extraordinary nose make it equally at home retrieving from cold water or rooting through forest undergrowth for buried fungal treasure.

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