Encyclopedia

Cape Hunting Dog

Also found in: Dictionary, Wikipedia.
(redirected from hunting dog)
The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Cape Hunting Dog

 

(Lycaon pictus), a predatory mammal of the canine family, light in body; it has long legs, four toes on each foot, a large head, large and long ears, and a bushy tail. Body length, 1 m; tail length, up to 40 cm; height at shoulders, up to 75 cm; weight, up to 25 kg. The body is covered with short, sparse hair, and coloring is motley, with spots of white, black, and red shades forming very varied patterns. Cape hunting dogs inhabit the plains and savannas of Africa south of the Sahara. They hunt in packs of up to 20 or 30 and prey upon ungulates, following them rapidly and tirelessly. They destroy large numbers of such animals as antelopes and sheep. Ranging widely in search of prey, they hunt both in the daytime and at night. They have a loud bark. The female has litters of six to eight pups (in deep underground dens).

The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
References in periodicals archive
Further inspection of the vehicle revealed that it carried fake license plates and that there were six hunting dogs in the boot.
True, the dog must be better than crippled, but a snipey appearance because of an overbite, or a too high or too low tail, will all be form faults but will have no deleterious effects on the dog's ability to be a super hunting dog.
"Ask your customer what his hunting dog is worth to him," Knutson said.
Mum Jen Cashmore-Thorley with six-year-old Ryan and a Weimaraner German Hunting dog (right)
Mike has made some life choices, too, that involved keeping a hunting dog, not the least of which was working a loading dock because his masters in animal behavioral science kept him away from Leah too many days at a time.
The GPS-based hunting dog tracking product would enable a hunter to track his dog in real time during the hunt, according to Benefon.
He recounts an annual hunting trip he's been taking for years with two to four friends to a remote area in Manitoba that lasts as long as eight days; the lakeside campsite is "five or six miles off any road access, which means backpacks and a mountain bike to get the supplies to camp." He recently took part in a hunting dog test in North Dakota with his German wire-haired pointer.
A five-hour search was conducted at Cairo International Airport, Egypt on Sunday (24 March) after a hunting dog escaped from its plastic cage in the baggage hold of an aircraft.
The two-and-a-half-yearold hunting dog has already scooped a Challenge Certificate for his impeccable turnout.
Behind the pen and the hunting dog who stands sentinel is a nearly obliterated path that leads downhill to the tree.
He is such a standard for the breed of a loving, intelligent hunting dog, and we are so happy that we kept up the search to find him!
Copyright © 2003-2025 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.