Basenji

Basenji wani nau'in kare ne na farauta. An haife shi ne daga kayan da suka samo asali a tsakiyar Afirka. Fédération Cynologique Internationale ta sanya nau'in a cikin Spitz da nau'ikan asali. Basenji yana samar da sauti mai kama da yodel, saboda yanayin larynx mai ban mamaki. Wannan hali kuma ya ba Basenji laƙabi na 'karen da ba shi da haushi'.http://www.basenji.org/african/tudor885.htm

Basenjis na iya gudu har zuwa mil 30-35 a kowace awa kuma suna da halaye masu yawa tare da nau'ikan karnuka. Basenjis suna shiga cikin Estrus sau ɗaya kawai a kowace shekara kama da Dingoes, New Guinea singing dogs da Tibetan Mastiffs, idan aka kwatanta da sauran nau'ikan karnuka waɗanda zasu iya samun yanayi biyu ko fiye a kowace shekara. Ba su da ƙanshi na musamman, kuma suna iya yin kuka, yodels,http://akc.org/breeds/basenji/ da sauran muryoyi a kan halayen halayen nau'ikan karnuka na zamani. Tushen asalin jinsin ya fito ne daga Kongo.