African wild dogs considered for a name change to up image - The Washington Post

This endangered species with big, round ears and a patchy white, yellow and black pelt is in such jeopardy that there is talk among conservationists of renaming the species “painted dog” or “painted wolf” to dignify its image and ensure people don’t confuse the name with a scrawny stray. That way, the thinking goes, the species will become more than a footnote to other imperiled animals such as the lion and rhino that are viewed as having more gravitas.