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African Wild Dog

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African Wild Dog
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The medium sized African Wild Dog is a Canid or carnivorous wild mammal found only in Africa, especially in the savannas and the lightly wooded areas.

 


African Wild Dog
(Cape Hunting Dog) (Tri-colored Dog)
African Wild Dogs in their natural habit.
Photos taken in the Okawango Delta in Botswana in 1998.
Photo Courtesy of Bernadette.

African wild dogs are almost exclusively carnivorous and hunt various types of antelope and small mammals such as warthogs. On occasion they will feed on ostrich, rhino or elephant.

African Wild Dog
The African Wild Dog (also known as the Cape Hunting Dog) hunts in packs in Africa.
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See also: Beagle, Collie, Basset Hound, Retriever, Greyhound

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