A lone African wild dog, also known as Painted dog or Cape hunting dog, stands in a field of grass waiting for the rest of the pack to reach him.
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.
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Location: Taronga Park Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Photo credit: © Photography By Marco / Alamy / Afripics
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