WildEARTH, B'ham lions, Sunrise Apr 1 2021

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Lycoan pictus, translates to painted wolf, regionally known as lycaon, African wild dog, Cape hunting dog, hyena hound, hyena dog, ornate wolf, painted dog

IUCN African Parks wild animal populations, Painted Wolf 1,400 Adults; Black Rhino 5,500; Cheetah 7,000; White Rhino 21,000; Lion 34,000; Spotted Hyena 47,000; Giraffe 97,000; Impala 2 Million

African Journal of Wildlife Research 2020 - Kruger area averages 163 adult and yearling painted wolves (3 year lifespan), the KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga provinces average 79 total

similar to renaming killer whales to orca, many conservationists prefer using the name painted wolf derived from its binomial name Lycaon pictus

Africa once had over 500,000 painted wolves, packs of 100 were common, humans and lions are the main threats to painted wolves

painted wolves are not 'vicious, brutal, savage' they are only trying to survive, painted wolves (Lycaon pictus) are not feral dogs (Canis familiaris) or hyenas

there are no records of painted wolves attacking humans in the wild

painted wolves do not fight over food, and will help feed their injured pack members

the regional 'wild dog' name contributes to the common misconception that painted wolves (Lycaon pictus) are feral dogs (Canis familiaris)

painted wolves have powerful jaws with specialized carnassial teeth to quickly slice and consume prey before kleptoparasites arrive, the prey dies quickly from shock or loss of blood

painted wolves pack members do not fight over food, they will help feed their injured, are rarely known of outside the African safari industry

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