African wild dog

"Although each wild dog has a different spotting pattern, they all have a white tail tip."

Afrikaanse wilde hond

  • Lycaon pictus

    Scientific name

  • Afrika

    Habitat

  • vlees, waaronder kleine antilopen en oude, zieke of gewonde grotere hoefdieren zoals zebra’s

    Food

  • 11 jaar

    Lifetime

  • 18 tot 36 kilo

    Weight

  • 75 cm tot 1.10 m

    Length

  • gemiddeld 8

    Number of youngsters

  • 2 tot 2,5 maanden

    Wear time

  • Bedreigd

    IUCN Status

  • Ja

    EEP

Wist je dat?

  • 11

    years, that's how old the wild dog gets on average

  • 36

    kilograms a wild dog can weigh

  • 8

    boy, so many are born on average

Successful hunter

Wild dogs hunt in large groups. By exhausting their prey first and then striking all at once, they can even catch prey that are bigger, stronger and faster than themselves.

Alpha pair

In a pack of wild dogs, the alpha pair is in charge. This dominant pair decides which prey to hunt. Also, only this pair is allowed to have young. The rest of the group helps with raising them.

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