Stats

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

About

A herding breed developed in the Scottish Highlands and northern England to drive sheep across rugged terrain, likely named after the 'colley' black-faced sheep it was bred to manage. The Rough Collie became one of the most recognised dogs in the world through the fictional character Lassie, yet the breed's sharp instincts and trainability still make it a capable working dog on farms today.

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