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Catahoula Leopard Dog
Catahoula Leopard Dog
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

Louisiana's official state dog, the Catahoula Leopard Dog herds wild boar into pens rather than biting — a hunting technique unique among American breeds. Its striking 'cracked-glass' marbled eyes and leopard-patterned coat both trace to the same merle gene.

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