How can you help? Image via African Wildlife Conservation Fund Facebook. Check out the size of this particular pack of young ‘uns. One of us equals many of us Image via African Wildlife Conservation Fund Facebook.Īfrican wild dogs are all about strength in numbers. Chillax time Image via African Wildlife Conservation Fund Facebook.Īlthough as this pack elder demonstrates, every vigorous play session should be rewarded with some quiet contemplative downtime. When not out sourcing today’s meal, painted dogs are playful pooches who take delight at frolicking in group sessions. Splish, splash Image via African Wildlife Conservation Fund Facebook. (It’s said that they claim the most effective kill-rate of any predator out there.) Unfortunately, that doesn’t stop them being targeted by human hunters, who often use barbaric snare traps to stop them in their tracks. When out hunting together, African wild dogs are renowned as one of the most efficient large carnivores in Africa.
(Alternative, non-genetic theory: Some wag dumped a bunch of Mickey Mouse ears hats over in Africa at some point and the dogs took a liking to them.) Dog eat dog world Image via African Wildlife Conservation Fund Facebook.
Gotta love those ears Image via African Wildlife Conservation Fund Facebook.Īt this point, you might have also noticed another traditional characteristic of painted dogs - their special cup-shaped ears. The classic color scheme of painted dogs is black, white and tab. This grown-up guy, on the other hand, clearly used all sorts of fancy striping filters when he was designing his pattern in Photoshop. Stripe it up Image via African Wildlife Conservation Fund Facebook.
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