Wild Dogs
by Shoal Hollingsworth
Title
Wild Dogs
Artist
Shoal Hollingsworth
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
The African wild dog, Lycaon Pictus, also called the African painted dog and the African hunting dog, is a wild canine which is a native species to sub-Saharan Africa. It is the largest wild canine in Africa, and the only extant member of the genus Lycaon, which is distinguished from Canis by dentition highly specialised for a hypercarnivorous diet, and by a lack of dewclaws. It is estimated that about 6,600 adults, including 1,400 mature individuals, live in 39 subpopulations that are all threatened by habitat fragmentation, human persecution, and outbreaks of disease. As the largest subpopulation probably comprises fewer than 250 individuals, the African wild dog has been listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List since 1990.
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December 16th, 2021
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Bernadette Krupa
Shoal, wow.... a fabulous action capture "Wild Dogs"! Congrats on multiple Features 2022 - ART - It is Good For you, Weekly Animal Artwork and Our 4-Legged Friends!! L/F
Adrienne Wilson
WOW, this is an exceptional shot. You really captured the ferociousness of these wild African dogs. Excellent!!
Rainbow Artist Orlando L
Wow so full of action and energy in this amazing capture Shoal!! these wild dogs are so beautiful. their big ears are fascinating. great shot!! L/F
Heidi Fickinger
Amazing capture Shoal! You are so lucky to hve seen this species - in 5 trips to South Africa, they were always elusive.
Shoal Hollingsworth replied:
Thank you Heidi, these were taken at the Los Angeles Zoo, not in Africa. I wish that were the case though as it is definitely on my bucket list of travel locations
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