Dogs originate from wolves and their natural habitat is forests, plains, deserts and mountains. Dogs can live in most countries as either pets or in the wild. As pets, they live with humans but retain characteristics of wild dogs like intelligence and good senses of smell and hearing. The country with the most pet dogs is the United States. Domestication occurred as some wolves shifted to living near humans for food.
2. HABITAT OF THE DOG
FAMILY
EFFORTS BY :
JIVAL MINOCHA
HARIVANSH DHAWAN
MODIT MALHOTRA
3. What is Habitat?
•Every Animal has a habitat.
•The place where an animal or plant lives
and grows is called its habitat.
•A habitat is where an animal finds food,
water and shelter.
4. Who is a dog ??
Dogs are domesticated carnivorous
mammal that typically has a long snout,
an acute sense of smell, non-retractile
claws, and a barking, howling, or
whining voice.
5. MORE ABOUT OUR FRIENDS
• SCIENTIFIC NAME
Canis lupus
• FAMILY NAME
Canidae
• ENDANGERED STATUS
LEAST CONCERN
• CLASSIFICATION
Mammal
• LIFE SPAN
6 - 8 years
• DIET
Carnivore
• HABITAT
Forest, Mountain, Grassland, Arctic
6. Where is the origin of the dog?
The earliest known dog-like fossils come from
Europe. But DNA studies have implicated east
Asia and the Middle East. Now a large DNA
study is lining up with the fossils, suggesting
dogs originated in Europe some 19,000 to
32,000 years ago
7. WHERE IS THE HABITAT OF THE DOGS?
• The natural habitat of the wolf is in the
forests, beaches, plains, deserts and
mountains.
• They survive by their wits and by those things
they learn as part of the wolf pack.
• The natural habitat of the domestic dog is
with humans in human environments.
9. Where do the dogs live ?
Dogs live in most countries around the
world.
Dogs can either live in the wild or as pets.
The country with the highest pet dog
population is the United States of America,
which is home to 61,080,000 pet dogs.
Dogs are one of the first animals that
humans tamed, and are commonly known as
'man's best friend'
11. Do you know !!!!
Pet dogs have many of the characteristics of wild
dogs. They’re smart and have a good sense of
smell and hearing.
The raccoon dog is a furry dog that looks like a
raccoon. It is the only dog that can climb trees.
Wild dogs run in packs, or groups. A pack has a
male and female leader.
African hunting dogs have large ears and
beautiful fur.
12. - In their natural environment, dogs are lean, fast and
strong.
- Whether the dog lives in a forest, prairie, desert,
mountain or coastal habitat, he's got to eat.
- His keen sense of smell finds prey, and he's got to be
able to catch it, or he'll starve.
-Domestication may have come about as some wolves
shifted from fending for themselves to living near
humans and foraging in their garbage -- and
eventually being fed.
- Play catch and throw sticks or disks for him to
retrieve.
Domestication of Dogs