Today’s photo fact is about the African Wild Dog which, as its name suggests, only occurs in Africa. It is an endangered species, with under 6000 left.

African Wild Dogs

Wild dogs can’t kill animals in the same way as the big cats. Their front legs aren’t as strong and their claws are blunt as they don’t retract like on a cat. Therefore they can’t grab an animal to deliver a killer bite in the neck. Instead dogs tend to chase their victim to exhaustion when they can kill them more easily. With smaller prey they will grab it and vigorously shake it side to side, usually breaking the animal’s neck or back.

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  3 Responses to “African Wild Dog”

  1. Very nice facts about wild dogs. They do have a very interesting and communal family structure with only a few breeding pairs. Perhaps, you should write about that too…

  2. Thanks Ateeq. I have a few more Wild Dog photos with facts coming up, and I will definitely do a Wild Dog article in the future, as they are fascinating animals.

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