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See also:HUNTING See also:DOG (See also:Lycaon pictus) , an See also:African See also:wild dog, differing from the See also:rest of the See also:family in having only four toes on each See also:foot, and its blotched coloration of ochery yellow, See also:black and See also:- WHITE
- WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
- WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
- WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
- WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
- WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
- WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
- WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
- WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
- WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
- WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
- WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)
white. The See also:species is nearly as large as a mastiff, with See also:long li' bs, broad
Cape Hunting Dog (Lycaon pictus).
See also:flat See also:head, See also:short muzzle and large erect ears, and presents a superficial resemblance to the spotted See also:hyena on which See also:account it is sometimes called the hyena-dog. " See also:Mimicry " has been suggested as an explanation of this likeness; but it is difficult to see what See also:advantage a strong See also:animal hunting in packs like the See also:present species can gain by being mistaken for a hyena, as it is in every respect fully qualified to take care of itself. These wild See also:dogs are found in nearly the whole of See also:Africa See also:south and See also:east of the See also:Sahara. The statement of See also:Gordon See also:Cumming that a See also:pack " could run into the swiftest or overcome the largest and most powerful See also:antelope," is abundantly confirmed, and these dogs do See also:great damage to See also:sheep flocks. Several See also:local races of the species have been named.
End of Article: HUNTING DOG (Lycaon pictus)
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