PaintedWolf

Painted Wolves (Lycaon pictus 1827) are not feral dogs (Canis lupus familiaris). Lycaon is Greek for a Germanic word Wolf. In 1916 the Rhodesian government authorized a bounty for 'VERMIN WILD DOG' pelts. There are 5 genera of 'wild' undomesticated canids in Africa, Lycaon, Lupulella, Otocyon, Vulpes, Canis can breed with domestic dogs

Africa once had over 500,000 painted wolves, packs of 100 were common, IUCN Red list 1,400 adults, and decreasing. Kruger averages 168 adults with a 3 year lifespan, IUCN Critically Endangered since 1990

RE: EWT: the 2 main causes of painted wolves deaths, on GKNP lions cause 90%, off Reserve humans cause 96%

painted wolves are not 'vicious, brutal, savage' they are only trying to survive

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