African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)

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Subject:	African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)
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African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)

Original caption: "Hyänenhund, Lycaon pictus. 1/10 natürlicher Größe."
Translation (partly): "African wild dog, Lycaon pictus. 1/10 natural size."
Size: 5.4 x 4.4 in² (13.7 x 11.2 cm²)
Originator: Gustav Mützel
Source: Brehms Tierleben, Small Edition 1927
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hyaenenhund-drawing.jpg

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.

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