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Wild Dog : Swahili- Mbwa mwitu

Lycaon pictus

Description:

Large ears; bushy tail; irregular blotches with black, white, brown and yellowish-brown are found on the body. This photo was taken in Ndutu area of Tanzania

Habitat:

Found in open and wooded savanna plains.

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2 Comments

AshleyT
AshleyT 11 years ago

You are so lucky to have seen one in the wild! I hope I get to some day :)

keithp2012
keithp2012 11 years ago

Also called Painted Dog

Karan Raghwa
Spotted by
Karan Raghwa

Shinyanga, Tanzania

Spotted on Dec 27, 2012
Submitted on Mar 2, 2013

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