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Wild Dogs on AFRICAM

Submitted by Africam on Thu, 25/10/2007 - 2:19am.

One of the rarest and most endangered animals of Africa, the African Wild Dog recently made a special guest appearance on Africam.



The African Wild Dog also known as the "Painted Wolf" because of its unique coat, of which no two dogs have the same, is a unique treasure of the African bush. Known as highly intelligent and very social animals, their close knit structure is based on packs of 6-20. Their strong sense of community is no more evident than in the fact that all members of the pack both male and female are responsible for the protection, care, and providing of food for their young. It is their ability to work together that has allowed them to survive in an environment dominated by the big cats.



In 1999 there was only an estimated 400 wild dogs in all of South Africa. In addition they are always on the move, covering great distances unless there are young pups in the pack. The result is an animal you are not very likely to see while on safari. Seeing them live on the Nkorho cam was truly a special moment for Africam.


In case you missed it live here is the video...


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Submitted by playindead on Fri, 16/11/2007 - 8:42pm.

Very cool to see.... UNTIL the game drive started chasing them down with their truck.

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Submitted by mary louise on Thu, 03/01/2008 - 10:51am.

This was very interesting.  However, I observed, at two different times a dog just like these, running alone across the water hole area and another time a dog was sitting in the grass.  I supposed they usually ran in packs, but there were no other dogs around at those times.

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Submitted by stardream02 on Sat, 29/03/2008 - 12:45pm.

I saw this also, and was wondering what it was.. Glad to have  had the opportunity to see the African wild dog.  I will have to tell my coworkers what it was.

 

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Submitted by blueeyedlibra on Sat, 29/03/2008 - 8:04pm.

mary louise wrote:
This was very interesting.  However, I observed, at two different times a dog just like these, running alone across the water hole area and another time a dog was sitting in the grass.  I supposed they usually ran in packs, but there were no other dogs around at those times.

 

It was most likely a hyena or a jackal. However I didnt see the specific time you are talking about but just know the activity o feach and youe dscription sounds as if it was a hyena or jackal.

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