The Topeka Zoo, located near S.W. 6th Avenue and Gage Boulevard in Gage Park, will celebrate World African Painted Dog Day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, ...

They aren't the only African painted dogs the zoo is caring for: The pups’ mother and father, Bleu and Maurice, are also being cared for by the zoo. “The puppies are now 11 weeks old.

An Indiana zoo recently welcomed a litter of endangered African painted dogs. Only three survived thanks to an unlikely surrogate mother. While African painted dogs usually live with a pack of ...

Jata, a 7-year-old African painted dog in residence at the Dallas Zoo, died June 29 from presumed kidney failure.(Courtesy of the Dallas Zoo) Jata, a 7-year-old African painted dog in residence at ...

African painted dogs, also known as African wild dogs, Cape hunting dogs, or African painted wolves, are a unique canid species native to sub-Saharan Africa. There are fewer than 7,000 adult ...

DALLAS – One of the Dallas Zoo's African painted dogs, Jata, has died, zoo officials said Friday. The zoo said 7-year-old Jata started showing signs of lethargy and reduced appetite two weeks ...

Six African painted dog pups were recently born at the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden, zoo officials have announced. The dogs were born on November 5 and 6 to first-time mother Pele, a 3 ...

World African Painted Dog Day will be celebrated from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, at the Topeka Zoo, located near S.W. 6th Avenue and Gage Boulevard in Gage Park.

Three endangered African painted dog pups were born at the zoo on Sept. 28. The pups are living behind the scenes, but zoo officials say they may make their public debut soon.