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The African wild dog is known for its strength, intelligence and adaptability. But what some Klaserie River visitors witnessed was nothing short of miraculous: wild dogs that swim across a river.
African wild dogs are carnivores always thought to hunt in packs. But new DNA analysis has found they also eat small birds and hares and may hunt alone.
Sneezing completed, the decision is made. The hunt is on. African wild dogs can cover over six miles a day in search of food. A herd of impala. The pack sets off in pursuit, led by the subordinate ...
With fewer than 7,000 left in the wild, the African Wild Dog is a highly social and efficient predator whose survival is under threat from habitat loss, conflict with humans, and disease, making ...
However, African wild dogs have a concrete social structure in which only one alpha female in each pack is reproductively active. So, out of that 6,600, only about 1,409 can produce offspring.
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 ...
The African wild dog has been left without habitat to naturally disperse and breed. Scientists will set up the first-ever sperm bank to inseminate wild dogs and ensure that the species survives.
The African wild dog is one of Africa's most endangered predators. African wild dogs are highly elusive, avoiding human contact and utilizing vast, remote territories to remain out of sight ...