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[–] [email protected] 78 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think it's worth pointing out that this is a reconstructed breed and not the lineage used by the Mexica. Those dogs died out with European contact. https://youtu.be/osMu6i2txFA

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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).

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

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