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| image2_caption = African wild dog in [[South Africa]] |
| image2_caption = African wild dog in [[South Africa]] |
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| status_system = IUCN3.1 |
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| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{Cite iucn |title=''Lycaon pictus'' |amends=2012 |author=Woodroffe, R. |author2=Sillero-Zubiri, C. |name-list-style=amp |page=e.T12436A166502262 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T12436A166502262.en |date=2020 |access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref> |
| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{Cite iucn |title=''Lycaon pictus'' |amends=2012 |author=Woodroffe, R. |author2=Sillero-Zubiri, C. |name-list-style=amp |page=e.T12436A166502262 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T12436A166502262.en |date=2020 |access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref> |
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The '''African wild dog''' ('''''Lycaon pictus'''''), also known as the '''painted dog''' or '''Cape hunting dog''', is a wild [[Caninae|canine]] native to [[sub-Saharan Africa]]. It is the largest wild canine in Africa, and the only [[Neontology#Extant taxa versus extinct taxa|extant]] member of the genus ''[[Lycaon (genus)|Lycaon]]'', which is distinguished from ''[[Canis]]'' by dentition highly specialised for a [[Hypercarnivore|hypercarnivorous]] diet and by a lack of [[dewclaw]]s. |
The '''African wild dog''' ('''''Lycaon pictus'''''), also known as the '''painted dog''' or '''Cape hunting dog''', is a wild [[Caninae|canine]] native to [[sub-Saharan Africa]]. It is the largest wild canine in Africa, and the only [[Neontology#Extant taxa versus extinct taxa|extant]] member of the genus ''[[Lycaon (genus)|Lycaon]]'', which is distinguished from ''[[Canis]]'' by dentition highly specialised for a [[Hypercarnivore|hypercarnivorous]] diet and by a lack of [[dewclaw]]s. |
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It is estimated that there are around 6,600 adults (including 1,400 mature individuals) living in 39 subpopulations, all threatened by [[habitat fragmentation]], human persecution and outbreaks of disease. As the largest subpopulation probably consists of fewer than |
It is estimated that there are around 6,600 adults (including 1,400 mature individuals) living in 39 subpopulations, all threatened by [[habitat fragmentation]], human persecution and outbreaks of disease. As the largest subpopulation probably consists of fewer than 50 individuals, the African wild dog has been listed as [[Critically Endangered|critically endangered]] on the [[IUCN Red List]] since 2020.<ref name=iucn/> |
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The species is a specialised [[diurnality|diurnal]] hunter of terrestrial [[ungulate]]s, which it captures by using its stamina and cooperative hunting to exhaust them. Its natural competitors are [[lion]]s and [[spotted hyena]]s: the former will kill the dogs where possible whilst the latter are frequent [[kleptoparasitism|kleptoparasite]]s.<ref name="WildAfricaAWD" /> Like other canids, the African wild dog regurgitates food for its young but also extends this action to adults as a central part of the pack's social unit.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="WildAfricaAWD">{{cite web|title=African Wild Dog (''Lycaon pictus'' Temminck, 1820) - WildAfrica.cz - Animal Encyclopedia |url=http://www.wildafrica.cz/en/animal/african-wild-dog/|website=Wildafrica.cz|access-date=5 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Whittington-Jones |first=Brendan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xi2IrgEACAAJ |title=African Wild Dogs: On the Front Line |date=2015 |publisher=Jacana |isbn=978-1-4314-2129-9 |language=en}}</ref> The young have the privilege of feeding first on carcasses. |
The species is a specialised [[diurnality|diurnal]] hunter of terrestrial [[ungulate]]s, which it captures by using its stamina and cooperative hunting to exhaust them. Its natural competitors are [[lion]]s and [[spotted hyena]]s: the former will kill the dogs where possible whilst the latter are frequent [[kleptoparasitism|kleptoparasite]]s.<ref name="WildAfricaAWD" /> Like other canids, the African wild dog regurgitates food for its young but also extends this action to adults as a central part of the pack's social unit.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="WildAfricaAWD">{{cite web|title=African Wild Dog (''Lycaon pictus'' Temminck, 1820) - WildAfrica.cz - Animal Encyclopedia |url=http://www.wildafrica.cz/en/animal/african-wild-dog/|website=Wildafrica.cz|access-date=5 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Whittington-Jones |first=Brendan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xi2IrgEACAAJ |title=African Wild Dogs: On the Front Line |date=2015 |publisher=Jacana |isbn=978-1-4314-2129-9 |language=en}}</ref> The young have the privilege of feeding first on carcasses. |