The buss dug (Speothos venaticus) is a canid foond in Central an Sooth Americae.[1][2] In spite o its extensive range, it is very rare in maist areas except in Suriname;[2][3] it wis first identified bi Peter Wilhelm Lund as fossils in Brazilian caves an believed tae be extinct. The buss dug is the anly livin species in the genus Speothos,[1] an genetic evidence suggests that its closest livin relative is the maned wouf o central Sooth Americae.[4]
In Brazil it is cried cachorro-vinagre ("vinegar dug") or cachorro-do-mato ("buss dug"). In Spainyie-speakin kintras it is cried perro vinagre ("vinegar dug"), zorro vinagre ("vinegar fox"), perro de agua ("watter dug"), or perro de monte ("buss dug").
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(help) The buss dug (Speothos venaticus) is a canid foond in Central an Sooth Americae. In spite o its extensive range, it is very rare in maist areas except in Suriname; it wis first identified bi Peter Wilhelm Lund as fossils in Brazilian caves an believed tae be extinct. The buss dug is the anly livin species in the genus Speothos, an genetic evidence suggests that its closest livin relative is the maned wouf o central Sooth Americae.
In Brazil it is cried cachorro-vinagre ("vinegar dug") or cachorro-do-mato ("buss dug"). In Spainyie-speakin kintras it is cried perro vinagre ("vinegar dug"), zorro vinagre ("vinegar fox"), perro de agua ("watter dug"), or perro de monte ("buss dug").