Bush dog  (Speothos venaticus)

Authentication

Authenticated (27/07/04) by Dr Claudio Sillero-Zubiri. Deputy Chair, IUCN-SSC Canid Specialist Group.
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Glossary

Oestrus: The time of ovulation (release of an egg from the ovary) in female mammals, when the female becomes receptive to males, also known as ‘heat'.
Subspecies: A population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (November, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Zuercher, G.L., Swarner, M., Silveira, L. and Carrillo., O. (2004) Speothos venaticus Bush dog. In: Sillero-Zubiri, C., Hoffmann, M. and Macdonald, D.W. Eds. Canids: Foxes, Wolves, Jackals and Dogs. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN/SSC Canid Specialist Group, IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
  3. CITES (March, 2004)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. De Mello Beusuegel, B. and Ades, C. (1992) The behaviour of the bush dog (Speothos venaticus Lund, 1842) in the field: a review. Revista de Etologia, 4: 17 - 23.
  5. The Digital Morphology Library. University of Texas at Austin (March, 2004)
    http://www.digimorph.org/specimens/Speothos_venaticus