Male African Hunting Dog (Lycaon pictus)
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy
Kenya
East Africa
I have other images of these wild dogs in my Kenya 2015 album. This one was photographed by itself looking back at the others to see what they were doing. There are only 3,000 to 5,000 dogs left in Africa, and they are on the endangered list.
Another image of an African Wild Dog is shown in the first comment section.
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. The African Wild Dog is known by other names such as the Painted Hunting Dog, African Hunting Dog, Cape Hunting Dog and Painted Wolf. In Swahili it is referred to as ‘Mbwa mwilu’.
The African Wild Dogs scientific name ‘Lycaon pictus’ comes from the Greek language for ‘wolf’ and Latin for ‘painted’. The African Wild Dog is the only species in the Genus ‘Lycaon’.
Male African Hunting Dog (Lycaon pictus)
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy
Kenya
East Africa
I have other images of these wild dogs in my Kenya 2015 album. This one was photographed by itself looking back at the others to see what they were doing. There are only 3,000 to 5,000 dogs left in Africa, and they are on the endangered list.
Another image of an African Wild Dog is shown in the first comment section.
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. The African Wild Dog is known by other names such as the Painted Hunting Dog, African Hunting Dog, Cape Hunting Dog and Painted Wolf. In Swahili it is referred to as ‘Mbwa mwilu’.
The African Wild Dogs scientific name ‘Lycaon pictus’ comes from the Greek language for ‘wolf’ and Latin for ‘painted’. The African Wild Dog is the only species in the Genus ‘Lycaon’.