Mexican lapdog

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/mexican-lapdog

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1. What is the scientific name?Not recorded for this extinct breed
2. What is the habitat?Ancient Mexico, primarily within domestic human environments
3. Why was the Mexican lapdog so tiny?Ancient Mexican breeders selectively bred it for miniaturization, making it very small.
4. Where did the Mexican lapdog live?It lived in ancient Mexico, among elite people who kept it as a status symbol.

Extinct: A species or breed that no longer has any living individuals, signifying its complete disappearance from the planet.
Lapdog: A small dog bred primarily for companionship, often kept on its owner's lap.
Selective Breeding: The intentional mating of organisms with desirable traits to produce offspring that inherit those characteristics, leading to breed development.
Miniaturization: The process of reducing the size of an organism through genetic selection or other biological mechanisms.