Editing Basenji (section)

==In popular culture==
* In [[Nyanga people|Nyanga]] mythology, [[Rukuba]] was a talking Basenji and the pet of the fire god [[Nyamuriri]]. A man named either [[Nkhango]] or Mikhango convinced Rukuba to help him steal fire for his people. Angered by this, Nyamuriri sent his dog away. In some versions, he also takes the dog's ability to speak. In most versions, Rukuba is still able to speak when he goes to live with the Nyanga, but refuses to do so anymore once Nkhango tries to make him a messenger for the village.<ref>Coren, Stanley (2004). How dogs think: understanding the canine mind. New York: Free Press. ISBN 0743222326. LCCN 2004052821.</ref>
* The title character of the 1954 novel ''[[Good-bye, My Lady]]'', by [[James H. Street]], is a Basenji (female). The book was made into a [[Good-bye, My Lady (film)|film of the same name]] in 1956, with a cast that included [[Brandon deWilde]], [[Walter Brennan]], and [[Sidney Poitier]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049271/ |title=Good-bye, My Lady |first=Robert D. |last=Ruplenas |date=12 May 1956|work=IMDb}}</ref> Several Basenjis were used in the lead role, the main "star" being "My Lady of the Congo" a six-month-old Basenji bred by Veronica Tudor-Williams of Molesey, England. She was followed by four other young Basenjis to act as doubles including her sibling, "My Lord of the Congo", and "Flageolet of the Congo", (who would become an International Champion). "My Lady" did most of the scenes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nationalpurebreddogday.com/i-had-me-a-dog-and-it-was-a-basenji/|title="I Had Me a Dog" (And it Was a Basenji)|date=2017-08-26|website=National Purebred Dog Day®|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-28}}</ref>
* The true story of a Basenji was featured in the episode "The Cat Came Back" on the radio program ''[[This American Life]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thisamericanlife.org/pages/descriptions/06/316.html |title=The Cat Came Back |date=18 August 2006 |first1=Alex |last1=Blumberg |first2=Ira |last2=Glass |work=This American Life |access-date=21 November 2006 |archive-date=11 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061011172847/http://www.thisamericanlife.org/pages/descriptions/06/316.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Basenjis are featured in the fourth episode ("Tyler Tucker, I Presume?") of the third season of the animated television series ''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]''. [[List of The Wild Thornberrys characters|Nigel Thornberry]] encounters a group of tribesmen along with their [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congolese]] hunting dogs. The series's director, [[Mark Risley]], owns several Basenjis, and his dogs provided the recorded voices for their animated counterparts.
* An episode of ''[[Pound Puppies (2010 TV series)|Pound Puppies]]'', "The Pups Who Loved Me", revolves around a Basenji secret agent character by the name of Bondo. The dog is drawn with an appropriate likeness, but appears to bark, which is uncharacteristic of the breed.
* Basenjis are featured in the first part of ''[[The Apu Trilogy]]'' (India).
* A Basenji dog is one of the main protagonists of the novel ''August Magic'' by Veronica Anne Starbuck.
* Anubis, the barkless dog, is a Basenji dog featured in the horror movies ''[[Soulmate (2013 film)|Soulmate]]'' and ''[[Tales of Halloween]]''. 
* ''Yodels, Wails and Basenji Tails'' – the 1998 book that features a compilation of Basenji stories.
* ''The Story of Tongdaeng'' by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand features one of his pets [[Tongdaeng]], the Basenji dog.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Phrarātchaniphon Phrabāt Somdēt Phrachaoyūhūa Phūmiphon ʻAdunlayadēt rư̄ang Thō̜ngdǣng/ His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej biography of a pet dog, the story of Tongdaeng.|last=Adulyadej, King of Thailand|first=Bhumibol|publisher=Amarin Printing & Publishing Company Limited|year=2002|isbn=978-9742726263|location=Krung Thēp|oclc=51802777}}</ref>
* ''[[So Quiet on the Canine Front]]'' and ''Trader Hound'', movie shorts of the ''[[Dogville Comedies]]'' series, contain trained dogs as actors, two of which are Basenjis.