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Coton de Tulear

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dog breed

Key facts

Common nicknames
Coton
Origin
Madagascar
Height
Males
Weight
Males
Coat
medium-to-long, fluffy, cotton-like coat
Color
white; white and grey, tan, black, or tricolor

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
dog breed
Country of origin
Madagascar
Mass
5
Image
Coton de Tular 2.jpg
Height
25
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Coton de Tulear
Commons category
Coton de Tulear
catalog code
283
litter size
3.8
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Encyclopedic overview

Dog (domestic dog)

The Coton de Tuléar is a breed of small dog named for the city of Tuléar (also known as Toliara) in Madagascar. This breed is thought to have originated from a group of small white dogs that swam across the Malagasy channel following a shipwreck. Known for its cotton-like coat, the Coton de Tuléar typically grows to no more than 8.2 kg (18 lb), and is white, sometimes with grey, tan, black, or tri-colored markings.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Coton de Tulear” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.