A water dog specially trained to sniff out truffles indicates where they are by scratching and lying on the ground for the hunter to dig them up

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Black Truffles are tuberous fungus that grows underground near tree roots in forests. Specially trained dogs are used to sniff out the truffles. Truffles are highly sort after across the globe by chefs. In 1999 a black truffle weighing pounds found in Croatia was sold at auction for US Dollars.

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Size: 4000px × 2667px
Location: Buzet Croatia, Europe
Photo credit: © Alistair Heap / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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