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Bird That Barks Instead Of Sings

The Antpitta avis canis Ridgley is a bird that looks like a stuffed duck on stilts and barks like a dog. The bird was discovered by ornithologist Robert S. Ridgley in the Andes in Ecuador in June 1998. Thirty of these long-legged, black-and-white barking birds were found. It apparently had gone undetected because it lives in remote parts and, does not sing. It is one of the largest birds discovered in the 20th Century.

Dog That Does Not Bark

The Basenji is a breed of hunting dog that was bred from stock originating in central Africa. It is a smallish dog with a silky copper coat, and it does not bark instead, it yodels when it get excited.

Most of the major kennel clubs in the English-speaking world place the breed in the Hound Group; more specifically, it may be classified as belonging to the sighthound type.

The Basenji produces an unusual yodel-like sound commonly called a "barroo", due to its unusually shaped larynx. This trait also gives the Basenji the nickname "Barkless Dog"

Basenjis share many unique traits with Pariah dog types. Basenjis, like dingoes and some other breeds of dog, come into estrus only once annually, as compared to other dog breeds which may have two or more breeding seasons every year. Both dingoes and basenji lack a distinctive odor and are prone to howls, yodels, and other vocalizations over the characteristic bark of modern dog breeds.

Source: wikipedia.org