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NIA agent Vijay Varma alias "Wild Dog"
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Jul 23, 2020 · The world's wild dogs include animals known as wolves, foxes and jackals. Well-known wild dog species include the gray wolf, coyote, red fox, Arctic fox, kit fox, African wild dog and golden jackal. The domestic dog is usually regarded as being a subspecies* of gray wolf.
The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus), also known as the painted dog or Cape hunting dog, is a wild canine native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is the largest wild canine in Africa, and the only extant member of the genus Lycaon, which is distinguished from Canis by dentition highly specialised for a hypercarnivorous diet and by a lack of dewclaws.
The wild dog is one of the world’s most endangered mammals. The largest populations remain in southern Africa and the southern part of East Africa (especially Tanzania and northern Mozambique). Wild dogs are social and gather in packs of around ten individuals, but some packs number more than 40.
African wild dogs are among the many species that benefit from the creation of protected wildlife corridors that help connect their increasingly fragmented habitats.
African wild dogs are highly specialized for a carnivorous diet. They hunt gazelles and other antelopes, warthogs, wildebeest and their calves, ostrich, and calves of African buffalo. They also hunt smaller prey such as dik-dik, hares, spring hares, insects, birds, and cane rats.
A captivating insight into the life of a pack of African Wild Dogs. This fascinating documentary follows a pack from the birth of a litter to growing up and ...
Jan 23, 2018 · The African wild dog, African hunting dog, African painted dog, Cape hunting dog or painted wolf (Lycaon pictus) is a canid native to Sub-Saharan Africa.
