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African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)
| Subject: | African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)
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Date: 2014:07:25 12:00:43
Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark III (Canon)
F number: f/3.2
Exposure: 1/200 sec
Focal Length: 200/1
Upload Date: 2017:04:10 21:57:55
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African wild dog chasing an elk in the Okavango Delta.
Date 25 July 2014
Source https://www.flickr.com/photos/misschatter/14615233388
Author Cathy T https://www.flickr.com/people/misschatter/
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lycaon_pictus_Okavango_Delta.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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Scientific Name: Lycaon pictus (Temminck, 1820)
Common Names:
English – African Wild Dog, Painted Hunting Dog, Cape Hunting Dog, Painted Wolf, Hyena Dog
French – Cynhyene, Loup-peint, Lycaon
Spanish – Licaon
Synonyms: Hyaena picta Temminck, 1820 |
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