Dog breed

Rhodesian Ridgeback

Origin: Rhodesia

Also known as: African Lion Dog, Van Rooyen's Lion Dog

The Rhodesian Ridgeback is a large dog breed originally bred in Southern Africa. The original breed standard was drafted by F.R. Barnes, in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia, in 1922, and approved by the South African Kennel Union in 1927. Its forebears can be traced to the ridged hunting and guardian dogs of the Khoikhoi. These were interbred with European dogs by the early colonists of the Cape Colony for the baying of lions.

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Rhodesian Ridgeback showing distinctive ridge

Sources & references

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodesian_Ridgeback
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39026

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