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==Description== [[File:Azawakh male Greboun de Garde-Epee.jpg|thumb|left|A male Azawakh]] ===Appearance=== Slim and elegant, with bone structure and muscles showing through thin skin. Eyes are almond-shaped. The coat is very short and almost absent on the belly. Its bone structure shows clearly through the skin and musculature. Its muscles are "dry", meaning that they are quite flat, unlike the [[Greyhound]] and [[Whippet]]. In this respect it is similar in type to the [[Saluki]]. ===Colours=== Colours permitted by the [[Fédération Cynologique Internationale|Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI)]] breed standard are clear sand to dark fawn/brown, red and [[brindle]] (with or without a [[melanistic mask|dark mask]]), with white bib, tail tip, and white on all feet (which can be tips of toes to high stockings). Since 2015 white stockings that go above the elbow joint are considered disqualifying features in the [[Federation Cynologique Internationale|FCI]] member countries, as is a white collar or half collar (Irish marked). Some conservationists support the idea that in Africa, Azawakhs are still found in a variety of colours such as red, blue fawn (that is, with a lilac cast), grizzle, and, rarely, blue and black with various white markings including Irish marked (white collar) and particolour (mostly white).<ref>[http://www.tombouktous-azawakhs.de/epa.html ''Colour, Pattern and Marking Varieties of the Azawakh in the Regions of Origin''], 2005, Dr. Gabriel Meissen.</ref> Because of this wide color variation in the native population, the American standard used by the [[American Kennel Club|AKC]] and [[United Kennel Club|UKC]] allows any color combination found in Africa. ===Movement=== [[File:Azawakh 12 big.jpg|thumb|right|Azawakh in motion]] [[File:Gao nou2.jpg|thumb|Azawakh in movement]] The Azawakh's light, supple, lissome gait is a notable breed characteristic, as is an upright [[double suspension gallop]].
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