African Wild Dog
African Wild Dog
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| リカオン | |||
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| AKA | African hunting dog, African painted dog, painted wolf
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| Romaji | Rikaon
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| Debut | Kemono Friends (2015 Game) | ||
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| Scientific Name | Lycaon pictus
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| Distribution | Sub-Saharan Africa
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| Diet | Carnivore
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| Avg. Lifespan | 12 years
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| Read More | African wild dog
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| African Wild Dog | Anime | Season 2 | Manga | Festival | Pavilion | KF3 | Nexon Game | Gallery |
African Wild Dog is a Friend who has made appearances in the Kemono Friends anime as well as the original mobile game.
Appearance
African Wild Dog has medium length sandy brown hair that has black tips and a thin line of black in the middle of her bangs. Her ears are large and fade from sandy brown to black with light brown fur coating the insides and her eyes are onyx black. Her outfit consists of a long sleeved undershirt that is patterned in a camouflage like pattern. She wears a white, short-sleeved business shirt and a black ribbon-tie. She wears leggings patterned similar to her undershirt with cut-off jean shorts over them. She wears white lace boots and her tail has a black ring that separates it into two parts, white on the tip and sandy brown at the base.
Series Appearances
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In Real Life
The African wild dog is long-legged with massive jaws and large, bat-like ears. While they are similar to domesticated dogs, they differ in the number of toes that they have. The African wild dog has 4 toes instead of 5 that other dogs have. The Latin name for them means "painted wolf" which aptly describes the colorful coat of dark brown, black and yellow patches. Their tails are bushy with white tips that may serve to communicate with the pack during hunts. No two wild dogs are marked exactly the same, making it easy to identify different individuals
Wild dogs live in packs of six to 20. If the numbers fall below 6, the hunting efficiency erodes. They usually hunt in the early morning and again in late evening, preying on gazelles and other antelopes, warthogs, wildebeests and birds. They may also raid domestic stock but as wild dogs seldom stay in one place for long, the damage they do is not extensive. Wild dogs are usually on the move over a very large range, covering some 900 miles. After a litter of pups is born, however, they limit their travelling and hunt in areas closer to the den.