Rare sighting of Painted wolves enganged in their courtship rituals!! #robtheranger #africansafari Painted wolves are also known as african wild dogs, ornate wolves, cape hunting dogs, painted hunting dogs, and various other names in Engllish, and of course other languages have different names too. The scientific name Lycaon pictus (which means painted wolf) stays the same whatever you call them. Yes they are not Grey Wolves, the animal most people think of when using the word Wolf, but neither