02 Sep ๐ Our mystery animal is the Greyhound!
The greyhound is one of dozens of Dog breeds who are all part of the species ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ด ๐ญ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด ๐ง๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ด. Dogs are a subspecies of the Wolf, ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ด ๐ญ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด. Greyhounds are one of the oldest breeds of dog, having existed for over 3500 years.
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Although the Greyhound can run very fast, they only run for short periods and tire out very quickly. They can accelerate up to 60 km/h is as short as 3 strides – thatโs faster than we drive our cars in the middle of town! Although they are very athletic, greyhounds only need about 30 minutes of exercise per day to keep them healthy and are happy to laze around for the rest of the time.
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