CISAB Animal Behavior Bulletin, Volume 2 Number 4 (Oct 1997)  It has often been thought that cooperative hunting favors sociality in carnivores because it allows them to kill and eat larger prey (Creel and Creel, 1995 This has been considered true in the past due to observations of groups increasing...

Rabies in African Wild Dogs (Lycaon pictus) in the Madikwe Game Reserve  African wild dogs are nomadic, highly social canids and form packs of up to 28 individuals with an average of around 8 12 members (Fig. 1).3,9 The main prey consists of antelope, which they mostly hunt down co-operatively. Packs are...

Dog Owner's Guide: The African Wild Dog  Rare wild dogs give clues to pet behavior Pat Callahan opened the door into the grotto and the four African wild dogs loped down from the rise at the rear of the enclosure to investigate the keeper and his two...

African Wild Dogs  Once numbering in the hundreds of thousands, the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) is now one of the African continent's most endangered animals. It is believed that fewer than 5,000 wild dogs currently exist in the wild, and their range...

PDCInc  The sudden disturbance of dry leaves, some fresh, some burnt and tarnished by time and an unforgiving sun, was exaggerated by the acuteness of our senses. Adrenaline made it deafening Suddenly they were there, lean, ghost like shapes in the...

The Wild Dog Project  Project is an initiative of the Endangered Wildlife Trust’s Carnivore Conservation Group. We are grateful for the sponsorship of and support for this project by De Beers and Land Rover South Africa. Endangered Status of the African Wild Dog Some...

Save the African Wild Dog about this site  Once distributed widely across most of Africa, African Wild Dogs (Lycaon pictus also know as the Painted Wolf and Cape Hunting Dog, have been persecuted to the edge of extinction. The best estimate is that fewer than 5,000 african wild...

African Wild Dog Conservation  Much of the information on these pages has been written by Kellie Leigh, the project director, and is used with her kind permission. Background More Information Background The decline of the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) has accelerated over the...

ADW: Lycaon pictus: Information  At one time the distribution of Lycaon pictus was throughout the non-forested and non-desert areas of Africa. Their current distribution is more fragmented. African hunting dogs are now found in Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, parts of Zimbabwe, Swaziland, and the Transvaal...

AMNH Expedition Endangered  Loss of habitat is particularly critical for nomadic animals like the African wild dog. Hunting dog packs range over very large areas from 600 to more than 1,500 square miles (1,560-3,900 sq km) a year. Even large parks may not...

Animals: Mammals African Wild Dog  Zoo helps animals around the world! Learn more Viewing Hints Most active in early to mid-afternoon. Zoo Names White Tail, Black Back and Madam Mim Scientific Name Lycaon pictus Classification Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Canidae Physical Description The African...

the Living Africa: wildlife carnivores wild dog or cape hunting dog  Wild dogs are typically tricolored: black, white, and tan with tan patches developing within black areas. General Locations The wild dog could be found all over the Northern and Southern Savanna, however persecution, disease, and reduction of habitats has caused...