Black Russian Terrier
Canis familiaris
Mammalia
COMMON
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
A powerful working breed developed by Soviet military scientists from over seventeen foundation breeds, engineered to guard military installations across Russia's extreme climate. Its dense, coarse, wavy double coat keeps it comfortable in temperatures as low as −30 °C.
Life cycle
- 1.newborn pupA blind newborn pup nurses and sleeps, completely dependent on its mother.
- 2.juvenileA weaned pup wrestles with littermates, learns its place in the pack, and starts eating meat.
- 3.adolescentAn adolescent canid reaches near-adult size with long legs and a thinner coat, learning to hunt cooperatively.
- 4.adultFully 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