Humpback smooth-hound Humpback smooth-hound The humpback smooth-hound ("Mustelus whitneyi") is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the tropical southeast Pacific, from Peru to southern Chile, between latitudes 3° S and 54° S, at depths between . Its conservation status is considered to be "vulnerable" by the IUCN. The humpback smooth-hound is a small shark growing to a length of up to . It has a sturdy body with a moderately long, broad, sharply angled snout and large eyes, set widely apart. The mouth is fairly long and the upper lip furrows are longer than
Istrian Coarse-haired Hound the French Griffon Vendeén with the Istrian Shorthaired Hound, a smooth-haired hound developed from both sight hounds and scent hounds. The breed first took part in a conformation show in Vienna in 1866. The origin of the Istrian Coarse-haired Hound has been disputed since the 1960s, with competing claims from Croatia and Slovenia. In 2003 the Fédération Cynologique Internationale recognized the breed as originating in Croatia. The dog is still used for hunting fox, rabbits, hare, and wild boar. Istrian Coarse-haired Hound The Istrian Coarse-haired Hound (, ) is a dog breed from Croatia, developed in the mid-19th century for