@tictac2@lemmy.worldcake to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world • 2 years agoThe Xoloitzcuintli is an ancient Aztec breed native to Mexico, once considered as guides for the dead on their journey to the underworldlemmy.worldimagemessage-square47arrow-up1768
arrow-up1767imageThe Xoloitzcuintli is an ancient Aztec breed native to Mexico, once considered as guides for the dead on their journey to the underworldlemmy.world@tictac2@lemmy.worldcake to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world • 2 years agomessage-square47
minus-squarescytalelinkfedilinkEnglish11•edit-22 years agoDid the original breed look anything like the current one? I was just about to say it’s uncanny how the ancient Aztecs and Egyptians had a similar looking death-related mythological thing (this dog and Anubis).
minus-square@Froggy@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglish5•2 years agoIt’s surprisingly hard to Google, but I found this: http://collection.imamuseum.org/artwork/34509/ Anubis has the head of a jackyl, which looks significantly different IRL: https://www.britannica.com/animal/African-golden-wolf
Did the original breed look anything like the current one? I was just about to say it’s uncanny how the ancient Aztecs and Egyptians had a similar looking death-related mythological thing (this dog and Anubis).
It’s surprisingly hard to Google, but I found this: http://collection.imamuseum.org/artwork/34509/
Anubis has the head of a jackyl, which looks significantly different IRL: https://www.britannica.com/animal/African-golden-wolf