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What Type Of Animal Is A Dog?

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  What Type Of Animal Is A Dog? A dog is a  mammal . Just like all mammals, dogs have  hair ,  breathe air  with  lungs , are  warm-blooded ,  give birth  to babies (they don’t lay eggs!) and female dogs produce  milk  to feed their babies. Can you think of any other mammals? Here’s a clue: take a look in a mirror! You can find out more about mammals on this page:  Mammal Facts The Dog Family Dogs belong to a family of mammals called  Canidae . Canidae is also known as the  dog family . Other members of Canidae include  foxes  and  jackals . The Arctic fox is a member of the dog family that lives in the Arctic. There are  over thirty species  in the dog family. When zoologists talk about “dogs” they could be referring to any of the animals in the dog family – not just the dogs we keep as pets. Want to find out more about the dog family? You can see a list of EVERY dog species on this page:...
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10 amazing facts about dogs

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Dogs are great – they provide us with love, companionship and are always there when we need them. But did you know there’s far more to dogs than meets the eye? We all know dogs have been ‘man’s best friend’ for thousands of years, but there’s loads more to our four-legged friends which makes them really amazing. We’ve put together some of our favourite canine facts so you can learn a little more about your pooch.   1. Their sense of smell is at least 40x better than ours The area of cells in the brain that detect different smells is around 40 times larger in dogs than humans. This means that your dog can pick up on way more smells than we ever could. This is why dogs are often used to sniff out people, drugs and even money! In fact, a number of our own hero hounds were awarded PDSA medals for their noses! Arms and explosives search dog Buster (pictured above) was awarded his PDSA Dickin Medal in 2003 for his remarkable service in Iraq – he located a large amount of weapons and expl...
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Dog facts!

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  Ready to learn some   paw- some dog facts? Then you’re in the right place! Join   National Geographic Kids   as we get the lowdown on our   fur -tastic friends… Dog facts! 1. Dogs are the most popular pet on the planet! A  third  of ALL households around the world have a dog. These playful, friendly, loyal animals make great  companions , but they can also be fierce and tough  protectors , or intelligent  helpers . 2. They evolved from a now-extinct species of wolf. Dogs were the first animal domesticated (tamed) by humans, over 20,000 years ago! As they evolved from  wolves , their  skulls, teeth  and  paws shrank , and they became more  docile  and  obedient . FUN FACT! Evidence from  fossils  suggests that five types of dog had evolved by the  Bronze Age , around 4500BC. These were  mastiffs , wolf-type dogs, dogs similar to greyhounds, pointing dogs and herding dogs.  Bow ...
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