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  1. African hunting dog, hyena dog, Cape hunting dog, Lycaon pictusnoun

    a powerful doglike mammal of southern and eastern Africa that hunts in large packs; now rare in settled area

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  1. cape hunting dog

    The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus), also called the painted dog or Cape 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.The species is a specialised diurnal hunter of antelopes, which it catches by chasing them to exhaustion. Its natural enemies are lions and spotted hyenas: the former will kill the dogs where possible, whilst hyenas are frequent kleptoparasites.Like other canids, the African wild dog regurgitates food for its young, but also extends this action to adults, as a central part of the pack's social life. The young are allowed to feed first on carcasses. The African wild dog has been respected in several hunter-gatherer societies, particularly those of the San people and Prehistoric Egypt.

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    A cape hunting dog, also known as the African wild dog, African hunting dog, or painted wolf, is a canid native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is the largest indigenous canine in Africa and the only extant member of the genus Lycaon, which is distinguished for its unique adaptations to specialized predation. Known for their distinctive coat patterns, these wild dogs are social creatures typically living in large packs, communicating through vocalization and body movement. They are highly effective predators, primarily hunting medium-sized ungulates.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cape hunting dog in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cape hunting dog in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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