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Rhodesian Ridgeback

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

dog breed

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Vinony's link graph records 224 inbound references to Rhodesian Ridgeback, and connects out to dominance, dog and Afghan Hound.

It is catalogued under topics including Commons link is on Wikidata, Dog breeds originating in Africa and FCI breeds.

Vinony links it to 35 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Other names
African Lionhound African Lion Dog
Common nicknames
Ridgeback
Origin
Southern Africa
Height
Males
Weight
Males
Coat
Short and dense, sleek and glossy in appearance
Color
Light wheaten to red wheaten. A little white on the chest and toes is permissible. A dark muzzle and ears permissible. Excessive black hair throughout the coat is undesirable. Two nose colors are permissible, black and liver.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
dog breed
Subclass of
dog
Country of origin
Rhodesia
Mass
32
Image
Grupp 6 RHODESIAN RIDGEBACK, NO JV-15 SE VCH Kadamo I’m In It For The Gold (23920356649).jpg
Height
66
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Commons category
Rhodesian Ridgeback
Commons gallery
Rhodesian Ridgeback
catalog code
146
litter size
8.9
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Encyclopedic overview

Dog (domestic 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 (now Zimbabwe), 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rhodesian Ridgeback” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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