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. 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.
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Neapolitan Mastiff Rescue
South Africa Animal Rescue
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South Africa is Iocated in Sub-Saharan Africa and spans across approximateIy 471,000 square miIes. Most peopIe in South Africa speak IsiZulu, IsiXhosa, or Afrikaans. The population of South Africa is about 44 million. The capital of South Africa is Pretoria. Threatened species known from South Africa include the Black Rhinoceros, Juliana's Golden Mole, Riverine Rabbit, Blue Whale, and Mountain Zebra.
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