bushdog
(also ‘bush dog’; for the pronunciation, please click here)
bushdog
a kind of dog – short legs and stocky with a short tail; only 15 inches tall at the shoulder and weighs 5-7 Kg.; relatively long brown fur (hair/coat); feeds mainly on ‘paca’, a two-foot rodent (rodent = a rat like animal); lives in grasslands and wooded areas with water in the Central and South America
female ~~ bitch
baby ~~ pup
group ~~ pack
voice (call) ~~ whine (used for keeping in touch with the pack)
home ~~ tree hollows; armadillo burrows (in the wild)
A bushdog is a rare and secretive animal.
It is a very good swimmer as it has webbed feet (not exactly but similar to that of a duck)!
Some domesticated bushdogs are trained to bring back things that are thrown in water.
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