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3 'Incredibly Cute' African Painted Dog Puppies Raised By Golden Retriever at Indiana Zoo
The Pet Zealot ^
| December 15, 2023
| James Alain L.
Posted on 12/15/2023 10:39:41 AM PST by allen592
An Indiana zoo has welcomed three adorable and endangered African painted dog puppies into their care. Born in September, these puppies have captured the hearts of many with their cuteness. Although they are not like the domesticated dogs we are familiar with, they belong to the same family. What makes their story even more extraordinary is that they were raised by a golden retriever named Kassy, who became their surrogate mother.
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TOPICS: Local News; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: africanwilddog; blogpimp; dogs; pets
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posted on
12/15/2023 10:39:41 AM PST
by
allen592
To: allen592
Always remember one simple trick to ensure a long and healthy life for your dogs. Never let them near policemen.
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posted on
12/15/2023 11:31:01 AM PST
by
Seruzawa
("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
To: allen592
The 2 black ones look like hyenas.
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posted on
12/15/2023 12:06:18 PM PST
by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
To: allen592
Scary.
I guess it helps if you’re a “pet zealot.”
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posted on
12/15/2023 12:21:12 PM PST
by
x
To: Carriage Hill
They sure do have hyena similarities.
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posted on
12/15/2023 3:09:28 PM PST
by
NautiNurse
(🇺🇸 Bidenomics: "Over a billion three hundred million trillion three hundred million dollars!")
To: Carriage Hill
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posted on
12/15/2023 4:11:27 PM PST
by
arthurus
( covfefe reck)
To: arthurus
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posted on
12/15/2023 4:49:19 PM PST
by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
To: allen592
Though they look similar, African painted dogs are as far away from dogs as we are from lemurs
they are from the genus Lycaon and dogs and wolves are from canis genus
Grey wolves, coyotes, dogs, and jackals are all in the Canis genus, whereas African wild dogs are the only living members of the Lycaon genus. They can't breed with Canis species and can't be domesticated.
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posted on
12/15/2023 9:30:48 PM PST
by
Cronos
(I identify as an ambulance, my pronounces are wee/woo)
To: NautiNurse; Carriage Hill
They may look similar, but hyena are more closely related to cats/tigers/mongooses than to dogs/painted-dogs
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posted on
12/15/2023 9:32:17 PM PST
by
Cronos
(I identify as an ambulance, my pronounces are wee/woo)
To: Cronos
“...hyena are more closely related to cats/tigers/mongooses...”
I had no idea. Thx.
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posted on
12/16/2023 7:49:10 AM PST
by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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