African Hunting Dog Pups

African Hunting Dog Pups. African Hunting Dog Pups At Play Photograph by Tony Camacho Pixels African Wild Dogs mainly select their prey by sight Raising pups is a communal effort in African wild dog packs

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Top 10 Facts About African Wild Dogs (Cape Hunting Dogs) National Geographic Expeditions

They are the largest canids (wolves, dogs, and their relatives) in Africa, being roughly the size and heft of a particularly lanky Weimaraner. The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus), also called painted dog and Cape hunting dog, is a wild canine native to sub-Saharan Africa.It is the largest wild canine in Africa, and the only extant member of the genus Lycaon, which is distinguished from Canis by dentition highly specialised for a hypercarnivorous diet and by a lack of dewclaws. African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) are among the most impressive carnivores on the planet, armed with enough exceptional weaponry and hunting prowess to humble even the most famous predators

African Wild Dog Facts Diet, Behavior, Habitat. Wild dogs live in packs up to 27 individuals and their pups An adult wild dog is left to guard the pups while the rest of the pack go out and hunt

African wild dog / Painted hunting dog (Lycaon pictus) with young Impala kill. South Luangwa. African wild dogs are renowned for their incredible teamwork and cooperation during hunts By body mass, only the gray wolf is larger than the African wild dog