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Dogs SEE ALSO

▸ ▸ Animal families
p.21

Dogs are meat-eaters with sharp teeth and excellent ▸ ▸ Cats p.54
senses. They include wild jackals, foxes, and wolves, as ▸ ▸ Deserts p.78
well as the tame dogs we keep as pets in our homes. Wild ▸ ▸ Hearing p.127

dogs hunt for food or eat animals that have already died. ▸ ▸ Pets pp.152—153
▸ ▸ Work p.274

Pet dogs
There are lots of different types of
dogs. Some are friendly and make good
pets. Some are strong and loyal to their
owners and are good at guarding things.

There are
more than
300

different
types of pet
dog.

Irish Wolfhound Beagle Lhasa Apso

Working dogs
For thousands of years,
dogs have been known
as man’s best friend.
This is because they
Grey work closely with
wolf Fennec fox people. Dogs work in
Wolves Foxes the fields, hunt, and
even sniff out people
The grey wolf is the most These pointy-eared animals can who have been buried
closely related animal to be found in deserts, icy locations, in rubble or snow.
pet dogs. Wolves live and mountains, and even cities. The
hunt in groups called packs. fennec fox is the smallest fox.

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