Wild Dog Fact Sheet: African Wild Dog
The African Wild Dog(Lycaon pictus) also known as the Painted Dog or Cape Hunting Dog is a wild canid that is found throughout much of Africa. The African Wild Dog is classified in the mammalian order Carnivora and the family Canidae.
Physical Characteristics
African Wild Dogs are golden-yellow to golden-brown and are covered with black splotches. The tip of the tail is sometimes white. They have large ears and long legs. The African Wild Dog weighs 25 kilograms(55.11 pounds) on average, and the average body length is 92 centimeters(3. Feet, 0.22 inches). They are 68 centimeters(2 feet, 2.77 inches) at … Continue