Stats

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

About

A rugged, curly-coated working dog bred by Portuguese fishermen to herd fish into nets and retrieve lost gear at sea. Its feet are fully webbed all the way to the last joint, making it a powerful and tireless swimmer.

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