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    The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus), also known as the painted dog or Cape hunting dog, is a wild canine native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is the largest...
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    Lycaon is a genus of canid which includes the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) and the extinct species Lycaon sekowei and Lycaon magnus. This hypercarnivorous...
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    which is also a characteristic feature of the modern African wild dog (Lycaon pictus). The African wild dog cannot be positively identified in the fossil...
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    L. pictus and the European Lycaon-like canids. In 2013, however, Madurell-Malapeira and colleagues considered the hypothesis that the genus Lycaon may...
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    of the year. With the exception of the four-toed African wild dog (Lycaon pictus), five toes are on the forefeet, but the pollex (thumb) is reduced and...
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  • "African wild dog | Canids". www.canids.org. Retrieved 2023-09-25. "ADW: Lycaon pictus: INFORMATION". animaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2018-06-10. "African Wild...
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  • "African wild dog | Canids". www.canids.org. Retrieved 2023-09-25. "ADW: Lycaon pictus: INFORMATION". animaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2018-06-10. "African Wild...
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    The eastern wolf (Canis lycaon or Canis lupus lycaon or Canis rufus lycaon), also known as the timber wolf, Algonquin wolf and eastern timber wolf, is...
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    the alpha male and alpha female.[citation needed] African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) live and hunt in packs. Males assist in raising the pups, and stay...
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    of Niger, where the W National Park is found. The African wild dog, Lycaon pictus, was historically found in this region but may now be extirpated from...
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    some 10 Mya and an African origin of wolf-like canines (Canis, Cuon, and Lycaon), with the jackals being the most basal of this group. The South American...
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    jackal (Canis adustus), dhole (Cuon alpinus), and African wild dog (Lycaon pictus). The South American canids, including the bush dog (Speothos venaticus)...
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    side-striped jackal (C. adustus), dhole (Cuon alpinus), and African wild dog (Lycaon pictus). The latest recognized member is the African wolf (C. lupaster), which...
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    location there was earlier habitat for the endangered African wild dog, Lycaon pictus; however, this canid is thought to have been locally extirpated at the...
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    jackal (L. adustus) Black-backed jackal (L. mesomelas) African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) Dhole (Cuon alpinus) Canis Golden jackal (C. aureus) Domestic dog (C...
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    of 23 antelope species occur in the park. The painted hunting dog, Lycaon pictus, had been observed in Bouba Njida National Park at the start of the...
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    the prehistoric past of this region. The endangered African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) once existed in this region, but may now be extirpated due to human...
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    Dinder National Park has been a habitat for the painted hunting dog (Lycaon pictus), but this endangered canid declined in this region. "Dinder National...
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    and African wild dog (Lycaon pictus). Newly proposed members include the red wolf (Canis rufus), eastern wolf (Canis lycaon), and African golden wolf...
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    the alpha female. Other pack members as in the African painted dog (Lycaon pictus) may guard the maternity den used by the alpha female. Male Chiroxiphia...
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    jackal (L. adustus) Black-backed jackal (L. mesomelas) African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) Dhole (Cuon alpinus) Canis Golden jackal (C. aureus) Domestic dog (C...
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    For example, the area was earlier a habitat for the African wild dog, Lycaon pictus, although this canid is likely extirpated at present in the local area...
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    jackal (L. adustus) Black-backed jackal (L. mesomelas) African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) Dhole (Cuon alpinus) Canis Golden jackal (C. aureus) Domestic dog (C...
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    border there have been historic sightings of the painted hunting dog, Lycaon pictus, but that endangered canid may now be extirpated in that locale. Guinea-Bissau's...
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    jackal (L. adustus) Black-backed jackal (L. mesomelas) African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) Dhole (Cuon alpinus) Canis Golden jackal (C. aureus) Domestic dog (C...
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    jackal (L. adustus) Black-backed jackal (L. mesomelas) African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) Dhole (Cuon alpinus) Canis Golden jackal (C. aureus) Domestic dog (C...
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  • conservation biologist Greg Rasmussen for the protection of the painted dogs (Lycaon pictus) and their habitat. Painted Dog Conservation works to engage and incorporate...
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    also thickly wooded areas, which are home to the Cape wild dog (Lycaon pictus pictus) and leopard. To the northeast lies the Chobe National Park which...
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  • "Pup production, sex ratios, and survivorship in African wild dogs, Lycaon pictus". Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 62 (7): 1061–7. doi:10.1007/s00265-007-0533-9...
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    It has been a historic habitat for the endangered African wild dog, Lycaon pictus; However, this canid is thought by some to have been extirpated from...
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