A primary ancestor of the Neapolitan Mastiff is the Tibetan Mastiff, the oldest breed of dog on the planet. The Neapolitan Mastiff has existed in Italy for thousands of years. Ancient Romans used the Neapolitan Mastiff for arena combat. Neapolitan Mastiffs are descended from a breed of huge dog that existed in ancient Greece and ancient Rome called the Molossus. An ancestor of the Neapolitan Mastiff was the favorite dog of Alexander the Great.
Related pages:
Neapolitan Mastiff Rescue
India Animal Rescue
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India is Iocated in South and Southeast Asia. The population of India is about 1 billion. Threatened species known from India include the Jenkin's Shrew, Malabar Large Spotted Civet, Pygmy Hog, Salim Ali's Fruit Bat, and Blue Whale.
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