African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus): a wild canine native to sub-Saharan Africa. AKA: African painted dog or African hunting dog. ... They have large bat-like ears and a bushy tail with a white tip, ...

But there’s another predator, less famous yet exceptionally efficient, that outperforms them all when it comes to successful ...

The African wild dog boasts the highest hunting success rate among apex predators, with a kill rate exceeding 85%, according ...

There are many types of hyenas and a couple of hands full of wild dogs. But today we’re focusing on the most prominent of the lot: the sly spotted hyena vs. the ruthless African wild dog. Do they have ...

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 ...

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.

African wild dogs might use facial expressions to communicate with each other as they hunt in packs on the savanna. Arno Meintjes via Flickr under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 DEED. Puppy-dog eyes are ...

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.