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  2. Sinhala Hound - Wikipedia

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    The Sinhala Hound is a native dog found throughout Sri Lanka, often living in a semi-wild state scavenging for food. [1] According to a native legend, when Prince Vijaya first set foot on Sri Lanka in the 6th century BC , he was greeted by the barking of dogs; the Mahāvaṃsa mentions domestic dogs belonging to the island's Stone Age ...

  3. Embark - Wikipedia

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    Embark is a Sri Lankan animal rescue and welfare organization. [1] Since 2007, Embark has been conducting rescues, adoptions, sterilizations, vaccinations, education programmes and advocacy campaigns for the welfare of homeless dogs, cats and other animals.

  4. Snowy (military dog) - Wikipedia

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    Snowy RWP, also known as Commando Snowy (service number S/080), was a Golden Labrador Retriever who served as a tracking dog for the Sri Lanka Army during the Sri Lankan Civil War. [1] Snowy was attached to the 4th Commando regiment and handled by Lance corporal D. H. P. Sampath.

  5. Abans - Wikipedia

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    Abans PLC also known as Abans Group is a Sri Lankan public limited company and a diversified conglomerate in Sri Lanka engaged in ICT, retail, manufacturing, logistics, commercial real estate and financial services. Abans predominantly functions mainly as a consumer retailer selling various electronic appliances, smart phones, laptops, cooking ...

  6. Aban Pestonjee - Wikipedia

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    Aban Pestonjee (Sinhala: අබාන් පෙස්ටොන්ජි) is the chairperson and founder of the Abans group of companies. She is known as one of the first entrepreneurs who initiated in first bringing Korean technology to Sri Lankan consumers.

  7. Pye-dog - Wikipedia

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    Pye-dog, or sometimes pariah dog, is a term used to describe an ownerless, half-wild, free-ranging dog that lives in or close to human settlements throughout Asia. The term is derived from the Sanskrit para , which translates to "outsider".

  8. Free-ranging dog - Wikipedia

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    A group of street dogs in India whose health is being checked by volunteers. A free-ranging dog is a dog that is not confined to a yard or house. [1] [2] Free-ranging dogs include street dogs, village dogs, stray dogs, feral dogs, etc., and may be owned or unowned.

  9. Indian pariah dog - Wikipedia

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    The pariah dog of India is an ancient autochthonous landrace that is found all over India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and even beyond South Asia. [ 5 ] [ better source needed ] [ 20 ] [ page needed ] A pariah-like dog skull was discovered in the ancient Indian site of Mohenjo-daro and prehistoric rock art depicting a ...