Forest Dog

"Forest dogs are not good diggers. They prefer to look for an abandoned den as a place to sleep."

Boshond

  • Speothos venaticus

    Scientific name

  • Centraal en Zuid-Amerika

    Habitat

  • grote knaagdieren (o.a. agoeti's en paca')

    Food

  • 10 jaar

    Lifetime

  • 5 tot 7 kilo

    Weight

  • 57 tot 75 cm

    Length

  • 1 tot 6

    Number of youngsters

  • 2,5 maanden

    Wear time

  • Gevoelig

    IUCN Status

  • Ja

    EEP

Wist je dat?

  • 10

    years, that's how old a forest dog gets

  • 7

    kilograms, that's how much a forest dog can weigh

  • 2,5

    months, which is the gestation period of a forest dog

Family Animals

Forest dogs live in family groups and travel considerable distances on foot. To keep in touch with each other in densely forested areas, they communicate through high-pitched squeaks.

Best swimmer

Between the toes of the broad front and hind legs, are partial flippers. As a result, forest dogs are the best swimmers of all wild dogs. They can travel considerable distances in the water and even dive.

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