Then when they are 3 months old, they leave the den and start running with the pack. When it's time for puppies to be born, the pack finds a den that was dug by some other animal, usually an aardvark. And just like in wolf packs, only the alpha ( dominant) male and female make puppies, but the whole rest of the pack helps feed and take care of the pups.ĩ The gestation period of a wild dog is about 70 days, and the litter can be anywhere between 2 and 19 pups. These dogs like to live in packs because they are very social animals. They are the only canids with no dew claws, and that's not because their breeders cut them off when they are puppies!Ĩ Every African Wild Dog has a different pattern of spots, so it is pretty easy to tell them apart. The dogs in southern Africa are mostly bigger than the ones in eastern or western Africa. They usually weigh between 40 and 75 pounds, and they are about 30 inches tall at the shoulder. It can only mate with its own kind.ħ African Wild Dogs are tall and kind of skinnyĪfrican Wild Dogs are tall and kind of skinny. And the result is that now the Wild African Dog has such different genes that it can't even mate with a regular wolf or dog. That genus decided to branch off from the doggy family tree about 3 million years ago and do its own thing. The dogs differ from wolves and other dogs in that they have four toes instead of five.ĥ The African Wild Dog a canid ( ca-nid), just like wolves, foxes, dogs, jackals and the coyote.

They have large, rounded ears and dark brown circles around their eyes.

Their Latin name, Lycaon pictus, means 'painted wolf-like animal.“ Their coats are mottled in shades of brown, black and beige. Presentation on theme: 'AFRICAN WILD DOG.'- Presentation transcript:Ģ There are lots of different names for these dogs, and here are some of them:Īfrican Wild Dog, African Hunting Dog, Cape Hunting Dog, Painted Dog, Painted Wolf, Painted Hunting Dog, Spotted Dog, and Ornate Wolf.ģ African wild dogs are the size of medium domestic dogsĪfrican wild dogs are the size of medium domestic dogs.

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