Like the dhole and the African wild dog, it has a unique dental formula for its carnivorous diet, which consists of all big rodents such as capybaras, agouti, and pacas. It cannot breed with other ...

Three African wild dogs have joined a pack at Whipsnade Zoo in a bid to breed the endangered species. The three males, named Earl, Elvis and Einstein, arrived at the zoo in Dunstable, Bedfordshire ...

Some two million years ago, African wild dogs diverged from a common ancestor they shared with wolves. The breed has lasted ...

African wild dogs, which have a 70-percent success rate in their predatory kills, are touted as the world’s most efficient hunters in the animal kingdom. They hunt in packs and relentlessly ...

But a newly published study by a team of researchers based in Great Britain finds that African wild dogs will likely go extinct too if average global temperatures increase by more than 3°C (5.4°F).