African wild dog [endangered]

Scientific name: Lycaon pictus
English: African wild dog
French: Lycaon
Swahili: Mbwa mwitu

Obligately social, living in cohesive packs that cooperatively hunt medium-sized ungulates (e.g. impala, gazelles). Low natural densities, very large home ranges, and strong dependence on intact, connected landscapes.

17–36 kg · 75–110 cm body length · 60–78 cm shoulder height

NUMBER OF MATURE INDIVIDUALS

1'400

HABITAT & ECOLOGY

Forest / Savanna / Shrubland / Grassland / Desert