African Wild Dog, H1-2 near Kruger Tablets, Kruger Park, photo by Anna Tinker
African Wild Dogs are amazingly cool animals: for a start, they’re one of the very few animals who will feed and look after a sick or injured pack member. Their beautiful, unique markings give them their other name: Painted Dogs.
They are the most endangered of Africa’s large predators. It is estimated that only between 3,000 – 5,500 free-ranging African Wild Dogs are left (source: IUCN).
The African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) is on the IUCN Red List for Threatened Species as “endangered”. Population trend: decreasing
LOVE these guys!!!!! Not to mention that they ALL pitch in to take care of the new born pups!!! Talk about an AWESOME family unit!