Pariah dog

Japanese: パリア犬 - ぱりあけん(英語表記)pariah dog
Pariah dog

It is a member of the order Carnivora and family Canidae in the class Mammalia. It is a so-called stray dog ​​that roams the streets of Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, and North Africa in a semi-wild state, and lives as a scavenger for carrion and debris. Since it has not been selectively culled for any particular purpose, its coat color varies widely, and some even have drooping ears. However, the pariah dogs of the Middle East and North Africa are considered to have descended from the wolves of the Middle East and South Asia, and typically have erect ears, drooping tails, thin limbs, a long, pointed snout, a medium build, light yellowish brown to reddish brown coat, and are said to resemble dingoes. They have short fur.

[Mitsuko Masui]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

哺乳(ほにゅう)綱食肉目イヌ科の動物。東南アジア、インド、中近東、北アフリカなどの路上を半野生の状態で徘徊(はいかい)しているいわゆる野良犬で、腐肉や残滓(ざんし)の掃除屋として暮らしている。ある目的をもって選択淘汰(とうた)されているわけではないので、毛色は変化に富み、耳も垂れ耳のものがいる。しかし、中近東、北アフリカのパリア犬は、中近東や南アジアのオオカミから派生したとみなされていて、典型的なものは立ち耳、垂れ尾、細い四肢、細長くとがった口吻(こうふん)をもち、中形の体格で、淡黄褐色から赤褐色の毛色をし、ディンゴに似るとされている。被毛は短毛である。

[増井光子]

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