Sinhala Hound

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Sinhala Hound
Other names Sinalese Hound
Country of origin Sri Lanka, India
Traits
Dog (Canis lupus familiaris)
The Sinhala Hound or Sinhalese Hound is a breed of dog from Sri Lanka, and parts of India.

The skeletal remains of dogs from Nilgala cave and from Bellanbandi Palassa, dating from the Mesolithic era, about 4500 BC, suggest that Balangoda Man may have kept domestic dogs for driving game. The Sinhala Hound is similar in appearance to the Kadar Dog, the New Guinea Dog and the Dingo. It has been suggested that these could all derive from a common domestic stock.[1]

The Vedda people used the breed for hunting, and it was prized after the bow and arrow, so much so that the dogs were given away with daughters on their marriage.[2]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Deraniyagala, Siran (1992), p. 454
  2. ↑ Deraniyagala, Siran (1992), p. 383

References

  • Deraniyagala, Siran (1992). The Prehistory of Sri Lanka. Colombo: Department of Archaeological Survey. ISBN 955-9159-00-3. 
Dogs originating in India
Extant
India
Related articles
Indian wolf * Indian Wild Dog


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