African hunting dog

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Noun

African hunting dog (plural African hunting dogs)

  2. (zoology) A wild canid, Lycaon pictus, typically black, white and tan, found in Tanzania, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa.
    Synonyms: African wild dog, Cape hunting dog, painted dog, painted hunting dog, painted wolf

Usage notes

  • Despite its ubiquity, the term African wild dog is generally deprecated in conservationist circles, due the negative connotations of wild dog (e.g. suggesting that they are feral domestic dogs). Terms like painted hound or painted wolf are being preferred.[1][2][3][4]

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References

  1. ^ Blades, B. (2020) “What's in a name? An evidence-based approach to understanding the implications of vernacular name on conservation of the painted dog (Lycaon pictus)”, in Language & Ecology‎[1], volumes 2019–2020, pages 1–27
  2. ^ Scott, Jonathan (1991) Painted Wolves: Wild Dogs of the Serengeti-Mara, Viking Press, →ISBN, page 8
  3. ^ Kristof, N. D. (2010) “Every (wild) dog has its day”, in The New York Times‎[2], retrieved 18 October 2010
  4. ^ “The Painted Wolf Foundation - A Wild Dog's Life”, in The Painted Wolf Foundation‎[3], 7 December 2018 (last accessed)
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