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 ...

The world's largest terrestrial conservation area is located in southern Africa and covers 520,000 square kilometers spanning five countries. A study now shows that the endangered African wild dog ...

The African wild dog has a colorful, patchy coat. They have large bat-like ears and a bushy tail with a white tip, which may serve as a flag to keep the pack in contact while hunting.

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 ...

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.

UPDATED: February 16, 2018 at 1:55 AM MST It’s the year of the dog, and four adorable African painted dogs are bringing the spirit to the Denver Zoo starting Friday.

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.

This week we’re meeting the African wild dog. African wild dogs are neither wolves nor dogs, even though they belong to the Canidae family. In fact, they have their own genus.

Monet, a 6-year-old endangered African wild dog who enjoyed cuddling with her siblings, has died at ZooTampa. Screengrab from ZooTampa's Facebook post A pack of painted dogs at a Florida zoo is ...

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 ...