@SicSoulzGamin79 no they're not hyenas. The spotted or laughing hyena is a completely different animal. It's not even related to the dog or the wolf. Neither are the other types of hyena: striped hyena, brown hyena, and aardwolf. The African painted (aka hunting or wild) dog, however, is related to the wolf.
@scorpot The African wild dog, also called Cape hunting dog or painted dog, typically roams the open plains and sparse woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa
@scorpot African Painted Dog is just another name for the African Wild Dog, as is African Hunting Dog. Which name you use is up to you. Some writers prefer African Painted Dog as they believe calling it "Wild" carries a tacit value judgment. Also, the scientific name for the dog, Lycaon pictus, means "painted lycaon (wolf?)"
@tay8793 yeah, what icelore said. Less than 5000 left in the wild, maybe less than 3000. Practically hunted to extinction by early "conservationists" who thought they were a pest species (see Wikipedia article on "Lycaon pictus," the scientific name for the African wild/hunting/painted dog [you can see why they gave the article the name they did]) Also, the painted dog is an truly social animal: meaning it will go insane and/or get sick and die unless it lives in a pack of other painted dogs.
Going to the Pittsburgh Zoo to see them next week! I can't wait!
ghostlysun 5 months ago
They are so cute!
danneker10 6 months ago
IT IS A WILD AFRICAN DOG NOT A NORMAL HOUSE PET!!!!
CoDTF23 7 months ago
what the what is that?
maliakr 8 months ago
soooooo cute ..
Jervinzman 9 months ago
heyennas
SicSoulzGamin79 9 months ago
@SicSoulzGamin79 no they're not hyenas. The spotted or laughing hyena is a completely different animal. It's not even related to the dog or the wolf. Neither are the other types of hyena: striped hyena, brown hyena, and aardwolf. The African painted (aka hunting or wild) dog, however, is related to the wolf.
ScisMacGillicutty 4 months ago
Cute!
demamon101 9 months ago
man this is not painted dog ,,, it name " Wild African Dogs"
scorpot 11 months ago
@scorpot The African wild dog, also called Cape hunting dog or painted dog, typically roams the open plains and sparse woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa
bigeyeballz4 5 months ago
@bigeyeballz4 THANK YOU FOR INFORMATION
scorpot 5 months ago
@scorpot African Painted Dog is just another name for the African Wild Dog, as is African Hunting Dog. Which name you use is up to you. Some writers prefer African Painted Dog as they believe calling it "Wild" carries a tacit value judgment. Also, the scientific name for the dog, Lycaon pictus, means "painted lycaon (wolf?)"
ScisMacGillicutty 4 months ago
:D yay!
ShanaeEskimoFace 11 months ago
AWWW. They are the oddest, cutest things I have ever seen
ladycjxox 1 year ago
*squee*
cephal0p0d 1 year ago
are they legal in america
tay8793 1 year ago
@tay8793 Legal for what? To own? No, they're extremely endangered.
icelore 1 year ago
@tay8793 yeah, what icelore said. Less than 5000 left in the wild, maybe less than 3000. Practically hunted to extinction by early "conservationists" who thought they were a pest species (see Wikipedia article on "Lycaon pictus," the scientific name for the African wild/hunting/painted dog [you can see why they gave the article the name they did]) Also, the painted dog is an truly social animal: meaning it will go insane and/or get sick and die unless it lives in a pack of other painted dogs.
ScisMacGillicutty 4 months ago
its cute and funny and the dogs are cute too!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dannyman150 1 year ago
reminds me of my Corgi dog ^^
cute little things
Inyoursocks 1 year ago
These are more like radars rofl
RoyalSlaughter 1 year ago
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damn these animals r the hell of ugly
1jezuz0 2 years ago
look tasty
smallblocksupercharg 2 years ago
i like the ears 8:>
dlss87 2 years ago
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ugly animals :S
Hammudi92 2 years ago
They're scared :(
severmine 2 years ago
adorable! I can't wait till they are old enough to go out!
YukiHyouChan 2 years ago