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African Wild Dog
By: Sydney
Photo by
Lip Kee
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Habitat
The dogs are mostly found in southern and eastern Africa
Packs live in swamp areas, deserts, woodlands and MT forests
Packs also live in grassy savannahs
They are found in the upland forest of the Bale Mountains in Ethiopia
Each pack's home range may be as large as 600 sq. miles
Photo by
angela7dreams
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Animal Characteristics
Each dog has its own unique pattern on its coat
Large, rounded ears help radiate heat from dogs body
The muzzle is short and broad, enabling the large jaw muscles
Each foot only has 4 toes. The "thumb" or dew claw is missing
Photo by
ben.hollis
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Food
Some prey are impala, gazelles, and young wildebeest
Other prey are zebras sometimes
Selects old, weak or injured animals
It is a lightweight hunter that specializes in relatively large prey
Photo by
sambukot
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Adaptations to survive
They run 30 MPH for 3 miles or more
The dogs rip their victim apart to eat large animals
They approach the prey in a tight bunch, then charge
A female dog has up to 19 pups, 10 pups is more usual
Photo by
Jeff Kubina
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