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Beagle From Wikipedia
The Beagle is a breed of small to medium-sized dog. A member of the Hound Group, it is similar in appearance to the Foxhound, but smaller, with shorter legs and longer, softer ears. Beagles are scent hounds, developed primarily for tracking hare, rabbit, and other game. They have a keen sense of smell and tracking instinct that sees them employed as detection dogs for prohibited agricultural imports and foodstuffs in quarantine around the world. Beagles are intelligent, and are popular as pets because of their size, even temper, and lack of inherited health problems. These characteristics also make them the dog of choice for animal testing.
Although beagle-type dogs have existed for over 2,000 years, the modern breed was developed in Great Britain around the 1830s from several breeds, including the Talbot Hound, the North Country Beagle, the Southern Hound, and possibly the Harrier.
Beagles have been depicted in popular culture since Elizabethan times in literature and paintings, and more recently in film, television and comic books. Snoopy of the comic strip Peanuts has been promoted as "the world's most famous beagle"
Indonesia
Beagle atau biasa dikenal dengan Anjing Pemburu adalah ras anjing terkecil dari famili anjing pemburu yang aslinya berasal dari Inggris.[1] Beagle diklasifikasikan menjadi empat jenis, yaitu: Beagle berukuran sedang, Beagle kerdil atau kecil, Beagle rubah, dan Beagle terrier (berbulu kasar).[2] Dalam sejarahnya, anjing ini sering dimanfaatkan dalam berburu kelinci karena memiliki penciuman yang tajam walaupun pergerakkannya tidak terlalu cepat.[2] Pada tahun 1923, populasi Beagle hampir mengalami kepunahan di Inggris karena banyak masyarakat di sana yang tidak lagi menyukai berburu bersama Beagle. Pada tahun 1930, Phillip Honeywood meenjadi pioner yang mendukung kegiatan berburu bersama Beagle sehingga populasi anjing ini kembali meningkat.[2] Selain digunakan sebagai anjing peliharaan keluarga, penegak hukum di beberapa negara juga menggunakan anjing ini sebagai anjing pelacak.[1] Ciri-ciri fisik dari anjing ini adalah tinggi 25-28 cm, berat 7-11 kg, tubuh berotot, mata berwarna coklat, telinga panjang, dengan corak bulu berwarna kuning-kecoklatan, hitam, dan putih
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