Presenting a dog's eye view of Bali!
These handsome dogs were clicked by Yvonne de Kock. Yvonne was in Bali last month conducting
a yoga workshop. I'm so grateful to her for spending time photographing dogs for me.
Here are a few of the pictures:
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| Shy but alert |
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| Superb traffic sense! |
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| Typical Balinese dog |
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| Hanging out together... |
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| Napping in the sun, Ubud |
Please watch the slideshow below (with captions) for the complete set of images. Brindled coat colouring seems to be quite common, unlike in INDogs. The dogs are also stockier in build than INDogs, something I noticed in Cambodia as well years ago.
This is an interesting article on genetics of Bali street dogs. The authors conclude that "a viable and diverse population of dogs existed on the island of Bali prior to its geographic isolation approximately 12,000 years ago and has been little influenced by domesticated European dogs since that time."
Here's an earlier post on Bali street dogs in this blog.
Yvonne, thanks for this virtual dog-tour of Bali!
Photos: Yvonne de Kock
Bali
Note: There are images in this blog of indigenous dogs from several countries - Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya, Cambodia, Sudan, Malaysia, Israel, South Africa. To see them check posts under the topics 'aboriginal dogs' and 'long-term pariah morphotype'.
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