The African Wild Dog
Subtitle: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation (Monographs in Behavior and Ecology)
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: May 20, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9780691016542
Subjects: Mammals; Science; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Science/Mathematics; Africa; Dogs; Life Sciences - Ecology; Life Sciences - Zoology - General; Biological Sciences; Science / Biology; African wild dog
First sentence: The scientific name of the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) means painted wolf, a reference to their patchwork coats of brown, black, and white, which Angier (1996) aptly called "a furred version of combat fatigues."
Description: This book is based on a six year study of African wild dogs, lycaon pictus, in Tanzania's Selous Game Reserve, the largest protected area in Africa and one of the least-studied.