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They aren’t to be confused with a similar-looking North American dog
The Siberian Husky looks very similar to the Alaskan Malamute and the Alaskan husky, but they are just a bit smaller. A study has shown that all 3 of these dogs share the same lineage which can be traced back to eastern Siberia.
The Siberian Husky and the Alaskan Malamute are the closest related and both have contributed to the development of the Alaskan Husky. They aren’t, however, related to 2 other popular husky breeds called the Canadian Eskimo Dog and the Greenland Dog. This doesn’t mean, however, that these dogs aren’t distantly related to each other. Another study concluded that all these dog breeds can be traced back to a 35,000-year-old extinct ancient wolf called the Taymyr wolf who lived on the Taymyr Peninsula in Siberia.
