Species: siberian husky

The Siberian Husky is a medium size working dog breed. The breed belongs to the Spitz genetic family. It is recognizable by its thickly furred double coat, erect triangular ears, and distinctive markings, and is smaller than a very similar-looking dog, the Alaskan Malamute.

Due to admixture, the Siberian Husky is one of four dog breeds sharing genetic closeness with the Taymyr wolf, a now-extinct type of wolf. The other three breeds are the Greenland Dog, the Shar Pei, and the Finnish Spitz, though the latter two are related to a smaller extent. In addition, the Siberian Husky, Alaskan Husky, and Alaskan Malamute have been recently found to be closely related to each other via lineage through Chukotka sled dogs from Siberia.

In 1925, the Alaskan town of Nome was hit by a diptheria epidemic, and the antitoxin was brought there by a sled dog team lead by Leonard Seppala. The most famous of the sled dogs was Balto, who was a purebred Siberian Husky and not half-wolf unlike his film counterpart. The lead sled dog and the one covering the most distance and travelling the fastest was Togo, who was also a Siberian Husky.

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