Happy chocolate labrador retriever in a cave. Taken in the Cederberg, South Africa.

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Jack Vanderwyk traces the origins of all Chocolate Labradors listed on the LabradorNet database (some 34,000 Labrador dogs of all shades) to eight original bloodlines. However, the shade was not seen as a distinct colour until the 20th century; before then, according to Vanderwyk, such dogs can be traced but were not registered.

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Size: 2000px × 3000px
Location: Cederberg, West Coast DC, South Africa
Photo credit: © Alexia Pouyaud / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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