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
Sri Lanka Animal Rescue
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Sri Lanka is Iocated in South and Southeast Asia and spans across approximateIy 25,000 square miIes. Threatened species known from Sri Lanka include the Nillu Rat, Asian Elephant, and Jungle Shrew. The capital of Sri Lanka is Colombo. Most peopIe in Sri Lanka speak Sinhala.
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