Ama-Greyhound ayaziwa futhi aqashelwa ngenxa ye-morphology yawo eyisici: mancane, anwebekile futhi azacile, anemilenze emide nencane kanye nesifuba esijulile. Le morphology ibanika izimo zengqondo zokugijima ngaphezu kwazo zonke ezinye izinhlobo zezinja. I-greyhound empeleni ukuphela kwenja ekwazi ukuzilolonga "i-flying gallop" edumile. Nakuba ubukhulu bawo buhluka kakhulu kusukela kolunye uhlobo kuya kolunye, wonke ama-greyhound ane-morphology yohlobo lwe-"graoid": umzimba mncane futhi mncane, ikhanda kanye ne-muzzle yinde futhi encane.

Izinwele : okufushane (i-English wolfhound, isiHungary…), i-semi-long (i-Irish wolfhound…), noma ende (i-Borzoi, i-Afghan hound…).

Usayizi (ubude ekubuneni): kusuka ku-30 ​​cm ku-wolfhound encane yase-Italy ukuya ngaphezu kwama-80 cm ku-wolfhound yase-Ireland (Impisi yase-Ireland).

Isisindo : kusuka ku-5 kg ​​kuya ngaphezu kwama-50 kg kuye ngokuthi uluhlobo luni.

Igama elithi "greyhound" livela egameni elithi "hare". Ngakho-ke lezi zinja zasebenza njengenja yokuzingela, okungamangalisi neze ngenxa yamakhono abo okujaha. Kunzima kakhulu ukubhala umlando ohambisanayo njengoba ukuhlukahluka kukhulu ngaphakathi kweqembu lama-greyhounds. Kodwa-ke, kungashiwo ukuthi ukuba khona kwezinja ezihlobene nama-greyhounds anamuhla kubuyela ezikhathini zasendulo futhi kufakazelwa yizingcezu zobuciko ezifana nemidwebo, imidwebo nezithombe eziqoshiwe. Izinhlobo zamanje ze-greyhound kuthiwa zitholakala e-Asia nase-Afrika.

Njengoba i-greyhound ingasasetshenziswa kakhulu ekuzingeleni, isiguqulelwe ekubeni inja engumngane. Kunezici ezivamile ezinhlotsheni eziningana zama-greyhound: zivame ukuchazwa njengezilwane ezinomoya ohlakaniphile futhi ozigodlile, ezikude nabantu abangabazi futhi ngezinye izikhathi ngisho nasezihlotsheni zabo (abanikazi abaningi be-greyhound nokho bakhuluma ngokunamathela kwabo emndenini wabo) . Njengezinja eziningi eseziyizilwane ezifuywayo futhi ezingasebenzi izinja ezabelwe lo msebenzi noma lowo msebenzi, ama-greyhounds awabhekani nokushiywa yedwa amahora amade.

Ama-Greyhound ane-physiology ehluke ngokusobala kunezinye izinhlobo zezinja. Isisindo sabo samafutha sincipha kakhulu, ukudla kwabo kufanele kuqashwe ngokucophelela. Ngokufanelekile, kufanele ithuthukiswe ngosizo lukadokotela wezilwane ozojwayela izilinganiso zesilwane.

Ukuzingela nge-greyhound kuvinjelwe eFrance kusukela maphakathi nekhulu le-XNUMXth. Kepha uma lesi silwane singasasetshenziselwa le njongo, sigcine imizwelo yokuzingela. Ngakho-ke kuyadingeka ngokuphelele ukuyinikeza indawo yokuhlala ebiyelwe futhi ugweme ukuba khona kwezinye izilwane ezifuywayo endlini.