Tilly, an African wild dog and matriarch of the pack at the Denver Zoo, was euthanized earlier this week. She was mother to Nigel, Livingstone, Theodore.

The African wild dog is one of Africa’s most endangered predators. African wild dogs are highly elusive, avoiding human contact and utilising vast, remote territories to remain out of sight ...

Also known as African wild dogs or African painted wolves, this species is native to sub-Saharan Africa and lives in big family groups that are led by a dominant male and female, according to the zoo.

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.

In 2022, African painted dog conservationist and PDRT founder Dr. Greg Rasmussen came to the OKC Zoo to give a conservation lecture for the Zoo’s team members on the current state of their ...

African wild dogs don’t howl or bark like wolves or domestic dogs; they twitter, chirp, squeak and hoot like birds. EWD 1355 and her sisters make their move, pulling away from the rest of the ...

African wild dogs like to breed at the coolest times of the year, and this is coming later and later, says Abrahms. The average date when they gave birth was 20 May in 1990, but this had shifted ...

African wild dogs are stuck in a kind of trap. They are adapting to rising temperatures using a cue that, thanks to climate change, no longer accurately predicts the best conditions for reproduction.

Lifespan: African wild dogs live 10 to 12 years in the wild. Threats: Lions are natural predators to wild dogs. Humans are the largest threat to wild dog populations.

The dogs were born on November 5 and 6 to first-time mother Pele, a 3-year-old African painted dog who first arrived at the zoo in October 2021, according to a news release.

African wild dog Teardrop makes a full recovery from a gunshot wound with the support of her pack. Wild dog expert Cole du Plesis has discovered that African wild dogs recover from serious injury ...