Stats

Lifespan

10-13 yrs

Size

Medium

Diet

Carnivore

Activity

Cathemeral

Social

Pack

Biome

Worldwide

Range

Worldwide

Movement

Running

Breeding

Live Birth

Defense

Speed

Status

Common

About

This shaggy-coated mammal inhabits suburban yards and grassy parklands. Its curly fur grows continuously and requires regular shedding to prevent matting.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   newborn pup

   A blind newborn pup nurses and sleeps, completely dependent on its mother.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A weaned pup wrestles with littermates, learns its place in the pack, and starts eating meat.
3. 3.
   adolescent

   An adolescent canid reaches near-adult size with long legs and a thinner coat, learning to hunt cooperatively.
4. 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