Stats

Lifespan: 10-15 yrs
Size: Small
Diet: Carnivore
Activity: Diurnal
Social: Pack
Biome: Tropical rainforest
Range: Central and South America
Movement: Walking
Breeding: Live Birth
Defense: Burrowing
Status: Near Threatened

About

Bush dogs are small, slender dogs that are native to Central and South America. They are rarely seen outside of Suriname, Guyana and Peru, where they live in the rainforests.

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: Speothos
Species: Speothos venaticus