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African village dog

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African village dogs are a genetically diverse group of indigenous dogs found across Africa, descended from ancient dogs that arrived from the Middle East. Unlike many other dogs kept in Africa, African village dogs were not formally bred, and most remain landraces rather than registered breeds. The Basenji is the only African village dog population that has been formally standardized as a breed. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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1. African village dog (Wikipedia)
present tense, genetically diverse group found in Africa todayView the Source
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