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The Chinese Crested Dog is a hairless breed of dog. Like most hairless dog breeds, the Chinese Crested Dog comes in two varieties, without hair and with hair, which can be born in the same litter: the hairless and the powderpuff .
Sam (November 7, 1990 – November 18, 2005) was a blind, pure-bred Chinese Crested dog, and three-time champion of the annual Sonoma-Marin Fair World's Ugliest Dog Contest in Northern California in 2003–2005. His ugliness earned him international fame.
The Chinese is an international breed of domestic goose, known by this name in Europe and in North America. Unlike the majority of goose breeds, it belongs to the knob geese , which derive from Anser cygnoides and are characterised by a prominent basal knob on the upper side of the bill.
It is most closely related to greater crested tern T. bergii, [2] and has hybridised with it. [3]The species was formerly known as Sterna zimmermanni (or Thalasseus zimmermanni), until the rediscovery of the previously lost type specimen of Hermann Schlegel's Sterna bernsteini in 1975 showed that his older name applied to this species, and not to T. bergii as had been thought before.
A number of terns face serious threats, and the Chinese crested tern is classed as "critically endangered" by BirdLife International. It has a population of fewer than 50 birds and a breeding range of just 9 km 2 (3.5 sq mi). It is declining due to egg collection, human disturbance and the loss of coastal wetlands in China. [84]
Maryland does not have a designated state mammal, but does designate the calico cat as its state cat, the Chesapeake Bay Retriever as its state dog, and the Thoroughbred as its state horse. Seven species of mammals in Maryland have been extirpated: the eastern wolf, elk, American bison, cougar, snowshoe hare, American marten and eastern harvest ...
Laizhou Hong's tongue has the common characteristics of Chinese dog breeds, and has black spots on the tongue or a black or bluish-black tongue. [8] The same is true for their gums. Some Laizhou Hong's gums will appear black, which is a common feature of Chinese dog breeds. [9] Laizhou Hong's ears are usually erect and do not require ear ...
Chinese crested tern: Thalasseus bernsteini: 30-49 [24] CR [24] [24] Jerdon's courser: Rhinoptilus bitorquatus: 70-400 [25] CR [25] [25] Equal to 50-249 mature ...