Posted by Larry Hoover on May 23, 2005, at 19:53:32
In reply to I was leaning towards the sharpei, mostly because » Larry Hoover, posted by TamaraJ on May 23, 2005, at 19:09:04
> they are barkless.
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> Larry, if sharpei is not the right answer, I think you should probably ask another question, since ya stumped us :-)Well, I'm glad someone spoke up. It had gotten to be a rather narrow field.
You are correct.
What would you have thought about Pekingese? Or shih-tzu? They are of the same close relationship to the wolf. So is the chow-chow, akita, basenji and saluki. Although the malamute and husky were included in the list of closest relatives, there is some contention with respect to their inclusion. They are known to have been bred by/with wolves in historical times, which would artificially inflate the genetic linkage.
It's all in Science, Vol 304, Issue 5674, 1160-1164 , 21 May 2004.
Your question Tamara.
Lar
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