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Where does the Rottweiler's name come from?

“The Rottweiler is named after the town of Rottweil in southern Germany, where the breed's ancestors worked herding and guarding cattle.”

Reference: American Kennel Club (AKC), Rottweiler breed history

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Fact about the prairie dog language

Prairie dogs, those little pups popping in and out of holes on vacant lots and rural rangeland, are talking up a storm. They have different "words" for tall human in yellow shirt, short human in green shirt, coyote, deer, red-tailed hawk and many other creatures.

What dogs did Rottweilers descend from?

Rottweilers are believed to descend from mastiff-type drover dogs that Roman armies brought across the Alps to herd the cattle that fed their troops.

Which country has the largest population entirely within the European Union?

Germany has the largest population of any European Union country, at around 83 million people.

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