Pampas hunting dog (SciiFii)

The pampas hunting dog (Protocyon troglodytes), also known as the pampas hyena dog, is a species of canid that originally lived in South America and southern parts of North America during the Late Pleistocene and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and reintroduced to the jungles, open woodlands, mountainous areas, rainforests, marshlands, jungles, cerrado-savannas, floodplains, pampas, chaco plains, and semi-deserts across South America, Central America, and the southern parts of North America to help boost biodiversity. They are found across Peru, Patagonia, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia, as well as through Central America and Mexico. They are closely related to the bush dog, despite being more wild dog-like in general build and lifestyle.
They are one of the largest canids in South America, about the size of a dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus). Pampas wild dogs fill the similar ecological niches to dholes and African wild dogs, which makes the pampas hunting dog one of the more extremely social animals, living in very large packs in order to hunt down larger prey and oftentimes compete successfully against other predators. They are carnivorous and mainly preys on deer, tapirs, guanacos, wild horses, bovids, peccaries, capybaras, etc.
The pampas hunting dogs communicate and vocalization such as chirping, barking, cackling, growling and howling. The pampas hunting dogs compete against other predators such as dholes, jaguars, smilodons, cougars, etc. The conservation status of the pampas hunting dog is Least Concern due to successful efforts and the pampas hunting dog's wide range.
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