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  2. African wild dog - Wikipedia

    • The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus), also known as the painted dog or Cape hunting dog, is a wild canine native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is the largest wild canine in Africa, and the only extant member of the genus Lycaon, which is distinguished from Canis by dentition highly specialised for a hypercarnivorous diet and by a lack of dewclaws. It is estimated th… See more

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    Etymology and naming

    The English language has several names for the African wild dog, including African hunting dog, Cape hunting dog, painted hunting dog, painted dog, painted wolf, and painted lycaon. Though the name African wild dog is … See more

    DomainEukaryota
    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    Taxonomic and evolutionary history

    The earliest written reference for the species appears to be from Oppian, who wrote of the thoa, a hybrid between the wolf and leopard, which resembles the former in shape and the latter in colour. Solinus's Collea reru… See more

    Description

    The African wild dog is the bulkiest and most solidly built of African canids. The species stands 60 to 75 cm (24 to 30 in) at the shoulders, measures 71 to 112 cm (28 to 44 in) in head-and-body length and has a tail length o… See more

    Distribution and habitat

    The African wild dog occurs foremost in Southern and East Africa. It is rare in North Africa and mostly absent in West Africa, with the only potentially viable population occurring in Senegal's Niokolo-Koba National Park. … See more

    Behaviour and ecology

    The African wild dog have strong social bonds, stronger than those of sympatric lions and spotted hyenas; thus, solitary living and hunting are extremely rare in the species. It lives in permanent packs consisting … See more

    Threats

    The African wild dog is primarily threatened by habitat fragmentation, which results from human–wildlife conflict, transmission of infectious diseases and high mortality rates; it has been exterminated in large parts of North and … See more

    Conservation

    The non-governmental organization African Wild Dog Conservancy began working in 2003 to conserve the African wild dog in northeastern and coastal Kenya, a convergence zone of two biodiversity hotspots. … See more

     
  1. African Wild Dog | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund

    The wild dog is one of the world’s most endangered mammals. The largest populations remain in southern Africa and the southern part of East Africa (especially Tanzania and northern Mozambique). Wild dogs are social and …

  2. African wild dog, facts and photos - National Geographic

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  3. African Wild Dog - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio

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  4. African Wild Dog | African Wildlife Foundation

    What is an African wild dog? The wild dog — also sometimes called the hunting dog or African painted dog — has a colorful, patchy coat; large bat-like ears; and a bushy tail with a white tip that may serve as a flag to keep the pack in …

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  5. African wild dog | Description, Habitat, & Facts

    African wild dog, (Lycaon pictus), wild African carnivore that differs from the rest of the members of the dog family (Canidae) in having only four toes on each foot. Its coat is short, sparse, and irregularly blotched with yellow, black, and white.

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  6. 12 African Wild Dog Facts - Fact Animal

    Learn about the African wild dog, a medium sized pack-hunting dog found only in Africa. Discover its habitat, diet, behavior, threats and more interesting facts.

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  7. African Wild Dog Facts: Diet, Behavior, Habitat

    Apr 3, 2019 · The African wild dog, or painted dog, is a fierce predator found in the open plains to dense forests of sub-Saharan Africa. The Latin name, Lycaon pictus , means "painted wolf" and refers to the animal's mottled coat.

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  8. African Wild Dog - Facts, Information & Pictures

    The African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) is a mammal native only to Africa. It is a member of the canidae family which also includes dogs, coyotes, dingos, jackals and wolves . It is known by other names such as the Painted Hunting Dog, …

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  9. Why African Wild Dogs Are Endangered and What We …

    Jun 28, 2022 · Known for its brightly colored, spotted coat and large, bat-like ears, the African wild dog is one of the planet’s most endangered mammals. The species has been endangered with decreasing...

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