Dogs lie on their sides in submission, exposing their bellies for scratching wild dogs indicate their position in the pack by similar body postures, exposing their throats and genitals to the dominant dog in attempts at appeasement. Dogs lick their masters faces wild dogs lick at the mouth of the alpha animal, mimicking juvenile behavior that caused adults in the pack to regurgitate food. Just as the family dog may frequently solicit attention from its human pack members, so wild dogs beg attention from the dominant female. Research behaviorists Jane Goodall and Hugo Van Lawick once followed a pack that maintained a speed of 30 miles per hour for more than three miles on a hunt. The pack may travel a range of several hundred square miles in its search for prey. It lives in small packs of seven to 10 adults for cooperative hunting and raising of pups. The painted wolf is a coursing hunter, well-suited for its African plains habitat. The wild dog stands about 30 inches at the shoulder and weighs 40-80 pounds. The wild dog tail is relatively large and always tipped with white it is used much as a domestic dog uses its tail as an indicator of mood. The hyena is front-heavy, with a stocky, earth-colored body well-camoflaged in its habitat and a small tail the wild dog is brilliantly colored in black, deep brown, gold, and white, each with a unique pattern. Major differences between Lycaon and Canis is in the teeth and toes the wild dog has highly specialized shearing teeth and four toes instead of five on its front feet.Īt first glance, the painted wolf superficially resembles the hyena, another broad-headed, big-eared, pack-dwelling carnivore a second look, however, readily discerns major differences in structure that bespeak differences in hunting style and behavior. It belongs to the family Canidae, the dog family, and thus is a distant cousin of the domestic dog (Canis familiaris) and its precursor, the wolf ( Canis lupus). The African wild dog, also known as the Cape hunting dog, is the single species in its genus. But in motion, he is a stunning combination of brilliant color and perfect grace, form and function brought to perfection. Standing still, Lycaon pictus (painted wolf in Latin), is an unlikely creature long-legged and slender, with broad skull and hyena-like ears, he looks like an awkward teenage boy, not yet full-grown. The zoo is involved in an international effort to save the rare canids, which are threatened by habitat loss and disease in their native Africa. The foursome of distant dog-relatives lives at the Cincinnati Zoo, in part through the generosity of the Cincinnati Kennel Club. They vocalized as they ran, talking to each other and the world in a rapid, chittery language that reinforces the pack bond that is essential for their survival in the wild. The tension was too much for the black and gold patchwork canids: they exploded into motion, cruising around and around the grotto in perfect unison, long legs consuming ground in a graceful lope, bodies touching as if attached by Velcro strips. They stopped about 10 feet from the visitors and watched for several minutes, curious, alert for any threat. Closer they came, eyes intent on the interlopers, large ears ready to scoop up any aberrant sound. Pat Callahan opened the door into the grotto and the four African wild dogs loped down from the rise at the rear of the enclosure to investigate the keeper and his two companions. The African Wild Dog Rare wild dogs give clues to pet behavior
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