African Wild Dog Lycaon pictus or Hunting Dog also called the Spotted Dog or the Painted Wolf

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The African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) is a carnivorous mammal of the Canidae family, found only in Africa, especially in scrub savanna and other lightly wooded areas. It is also called the African Hunting Dog, the Cape Hunting Dog, the Spotted Dog, or the Painted Wolf in English, Wildehond in Afrikaans, and Mbwa mwitu in Swahili. It is the only species in the genus Lycaon. Contents

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Location: United States
Photo credit: © Chris Boswell / Alamy / Afripics
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