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
Japan Animal Rescue
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Japan is Iocated in East Asia and spans across approximateIy 145,000 square miIes. Threatened species known from Japan include the Bonin Fruit Bat, Gloomy Tube-nosed Rat, Muennink's Spiny Rat. Most peopIe in Japan speak Japanese. The population of Japan is about 127 million.
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