Cape Hunting Dog (Wild Dog) Lycaon pictus Genus species - Lycaon pictus Subfam - Simocyoninae Fam - Canidae Suberfam - Canoidea Suborder - FISSAPEOA Order - CARNIVORA KM- 13328 ♀ 25 Nov. 1929, Nuitsaa, ( Rockshof), Grootfontein Dist, S.W. Afr. 1500 m; Sherbridge, 1840, 385, 235, 172. Desc - Head - black nose and face below eyes throat and chin except for white spot on middle of throat, black stripe from nose to top of head, ears black, head above a whitish brown, rusty pale ruffsaws or orange between ears, ears but long and pointed. Body - a mottled mixture of colors, white, black, brown, ruffans or legs. back and below. Tail - white. Legs - mottled same as body. Forefeet - black pads and claws, same fore hindfeet. Personal Notes Saw three wild dogs one night while driving to NX94 - NX71 on the road in Western Ngamiland which goes to Grootfontein in South West Africa. My companion and I saw three pairs of them on the road ahead of us so