Africanis

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Name (Hebrew)
אפריקנים
Name (Latin)
Africanis
Name (Arabic)
الأفارقة
Other forms of name
African dog
Dog of Africa
See Also From tracing topical name
Hounds
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q516079
Library of congress: sh2004007144
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: 2003390395: Gallant, J. The story of the African dog, 2002:p. 4 (name Africanis is given to the dogs which are the descendants of the earliest domesticated dogs [in] Africa; traditional dogs of the Bantu-speaking, Khoikhoi, and San people; not the result of selective breeding techniques but evolved ... naturally into a variety of ... strains; adapted physically and mentally to the specific environment in which they were located) p. 13, etc. (medium-sized dog of slender to average build, generally well muscled; head shows features found in ... hounds; shallow chest and slightly sloping back; outer coat and a shorter woolyy undercoat)
  • Breeders in Africa WWW site, Oct. 26, 2004(Africanis; Dog of Africa; Africanis Society of Southern Africa)