African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) 57. Hyena Dog. (Lycaon pictus.)
Title: From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Adolf Friedrich, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, 1873-1969 Deutsche Zentral-Afrika-expedition, 1910-1911
Source book page: https://archive.org/stream/fromcongotonige01adol/fromcongotonige01adol#page/n116/mode/1up
Author Adolf Friedrich, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, 1873-1969; Deutsche Zentral-Afrika-expedition, 1910-1911
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The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus), also known as African hunting dog, African painted dog, Cape hunting dog or painted wolf, is a canid native to Sub-Saharan Africa. It is the largest of its family in Africa, and the only extant member of the genus Lycaon. The majority of the species' population now occurs in Southern Africa and southern East Africa.