African Wild Dog Pup

Pastel on Pastelmat paper (Sold)

67 cm W x 61 cm H
The African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus), also known as the Painted Dog, is a very clever carnivore with amazingly complex social hierarchies and extraordinary communication habits. They exhibit elaborate greeting rituals, care for injured pack mates, and have their own sneeze-based form of democracy. They are named for their mottled fur which is like paint splashed on a canvas, and each animal displays its own entirely unique pattern. Sadly, they are the second most endangered carnivore in all of Africa, with fewer than 1,400 mature adults in the wild. Human encroachment and diseases from domestic dogs are their greatest threats.
This little pup in Kenya, was nervously waiting for its mother to return from the hunt.