Two Noses

There’s so much that’s interesting about this article.

He spotted a rare breed of Double-Nosed Andean tiger hound, which has two noses, on a recent trip to Bolivia.

The chairman of the Scientific Exploration Society said the dog, named Xingu, was “not terribly handsome”.

He said: “This breed could be used for sniffing out mines or narcotics because they have an enhanced sense of smell.”

Did you know that there was such a thing as a breed of two-nosed dog?  Me either, but here it is:

And one has to love the fact that this explorer felt the need to declare that he was sober at the time:

He said: “While we were there, sitting by the fire one night, I saw an extraordinary-looking dog that appeared to have two noses.

”I was sober at the time, and then I remembered the story that the legendary explorer Colonel Percy Fawcett came back with in 1913 of seeing such strange dogs in the Amazon jungle.

“Nobody believed him, they laughed him out of court.”

And like a Disney movie:

Xingu’s best friend is apparently a wild pig called Gregory, and the two animals “rule the roost” in their village.

1. My dog has no nose.

   Posted by John Foust on August 11, 2007 at 0927 hrs