African Wild Dogs (Lycaon pictus) {!--아프리카들개(리카온)--> From: lastjemima@waffle.nut (lj ~ GemDragon)
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Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 08:03:45 GMT
The African Wild Dog, Lycaon pictus, also known as the African Hunting Dog, Cape Hunting Dog, Painted Dog, or Painted Wolf, is a carnivorous mammal of the Canidae family. The Afrikaans name for the African Wild dog is Wildehond, and in Swahili, Mbwa mwitu. It is the only species in the monotypic genus, Lycaon. They are, as their name indicates, found only in Africa, especially in scrub savanna and other lightly wooded areas.