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385 386 <div class="entry-header"> 387 388 <span class="post-cat-wrap"><a class="post-cat tie-cat-10" href="https://www.allaboutwildlife.com/category/african-wildlife/">African Wildlife</a></span> 389 <h1 class="post-title entry-title"> 390 THE AFRICAN WILD DOG: GOOD NEWS! </h1> 391 392 <div class="single-post-meta post-meta clearfix"><span class="author-meta single-author with-avatars"><span class="meta-item meta-author-wrapper"> 393 <span class="meta-author-avatar"> 394 <a href="https://www.allaboutwildlife.com/author/"></a> 395 </span> 396 <span class="meta-author"><a href="https://www.allaboutwildlife.com/author/" class="author-name tie-icon" title=""></a></span></span></span><span class="date meta-item tie-icon">January 20, 2015</span><div class="tie-alignright"><span class="meta-views meta-item "><span class="tie-icon-fire" aria-hidden="true"></span> 4 </span><span class="meta-reading-time meta-item"><span class="tie-icon-bookmark" aria-hidden="true"></span> 2 minutes read</span> </div></div><!-- .post-meta --> </div><!-- .entry-header /--> 397 398 399 400</header><!-- .entry-header-outer /--> 401 402 403 404 <div class="entry-content entry clearfix"> 405 406 407 <div id="attachment_8601" style="width: 375px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.allaboutwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Wild_Dog_Michael_Gabler.jpg"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" src="https://www.allaboutwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Wild_Dog_Michael_Gabler.jpg" alt="Rare Good News On The Endangered Species Front. Photo: Michael Gabler" width="365" height="255" class="size-full wp-image-8601"></a></p> 408<p class="wp-caption-text">A Rare Reason For (Cautious) Celebration On The Endangered Species Front. Photo: Michael Gabler</p> 409</div> 410<h3>The Population Is Up For This Colorful Endangered Dog Of The African Plains</h3> 411<p><span class="drop_cap">T</span>he African wild dog is the most colorful member of the canid family in more ways than one. <em>Lycaon pictus</em> is also called the painted dog because of itâs beautiful, multicolored coat. But this endangered animalâs family life also comprises a fascinating picture. </p> 412<p>Like wolves, wild dogs live in packs in which an alpha male and an alpha femaleâusually the parents of most of the other dogsâare the only animals that breed. All the other pack members help care for the alpha pairâs young. In order to avoid being detected by hyenas and lions, which are larger than wild dogs and like to steal their kills and kill their young, pack members communicate through a series of soft squeaking sounds that larger predators have a hard time hearing. </p><div class="stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter"><div class="stream-item-size" style=""><!-- All About Wildlife --> 413<ins class="adsbygoogle" 414 style="display:block" 415 data-ad-client="ca-pub-4240720052276636" 416 data-ad-slot="3866354470" 417 data-ad-format="auto" 418 data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>
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421</div></div> 422<p>When one of the alpha animals dies, the pack often breaks up as individual dogs set out in search of mates who are not their brothers and sisters. </p> 423<p>The wild dogâs favorite prey animals are antelope, wildebeest, zebras, and warthogs. </p> 424<p>Until the 20th Century, wild dogs were common throughout most of Africa. In fact, author Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen), who wrote a book called <em>Out of Africa</em>, claimed to have seen 500 wild dogs traveling together on Kenyaâs Serengeti Plain in the early 1900âs. </p> 425<p>But shrinking habitat, conflicts with humans, and diseases such as distemper that they contracted from domesticated dogs all took their toll, and by the 1990âs scientists were estimating that there were 5,000 or fewer of them living in scattered areas, mostly in the southern half of the continent. Wild dogs wereâand still areâconsidered to be among the most endangered of Africaâs mammals. However, according to a recent report in the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/12/science/one-for-all-and-all-for-hunt-.html?hpw&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=HpHedThumbWell&module=well-region&region=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well&_r=0">The New York Times</a> the painted dogâs population numbers recently have begun to recover. <span id="more-8600"></span></p><div class="stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter"><div class="stream-item-size" style=""><!-- All About Wildlife --> 426<div style="clear:both; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em;"><a href="https://www.allaboutwildlife.com/lemur-range-map-all-species/" target="_blank" rel="dofollow" class="u3225cf8ffdfa7a739864de3558f87b48"><!-- INLINE RELATED POSTS 1/3 //--><style> .u3225cf8ffdfa7a739864de3558f87b48 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:#eaeaea; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #34495E!important; text-decoration:none; } .u3225cf8ffdfa7a739864de3558f87b48:active, .u3225cf8ffdfa7a739864de3558f87b48:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .u3225cf8ffdfa7a739864de3558f87b48 { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .u3225cf8ffdfa7a739864de3558f87b48 .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#464646; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .u3225cf8ffdfa7a739864de3558f87b48 .postTitle { color:#000000; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .u3225cf8ffdfa7a739864de3558f87b48:hover .postTitle { text-decoration: underline!important; } </style><div style="padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em;"><span class="ctaText">See also</span> <span class="postTitle">Lemure Range Map (All Species)</span></div></a></div><ins class="adsbygoogle" 427 style="display:block" 428 data-ad-client="ca-pub-4240720052276636" 429 data-ad-slot="3866354470" 430 data-ad-format="auto" 431 data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>
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434</div></div> 435<p>Zoologists say that there may now be as many as 7,000 wild dogs in Africa, and that packs have been observed in places where they were once thought to have been <a href="https://www.allaboutwildlife.com/endangered-species/extinction-and-extirpation/7230">extirpated</a>, such as northern Kenya. According to scientists, the comeback of the wild dogs has been due to a combination of conservation efforts and the fact that the animals seem to be adapting to having humans in their environment. 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514<script id="tie-schema-json" type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"BlogPosting","dateCreated":"2015-01-20T19:44:31-04:00","datePublished":"2015-01-20T19:44:31-04:00","dateModified":"2015-01-20T19:44:31-04:00","headline":"THE AFRICAN WILD DOG: GOOD NEWS!","name":"THE AFRICAN WILD DOG: GOOD NEWS!","keywords":[],"url":"https:\/\/www.allaboutwildlife.com\/the-african-wild-dog-good-news\/","description":"A Rare Reason For (Cautious) Celebration On The Endangered Species Front. Photo: Michael Gabler The Population Is Up For This Colorful Endangered Dog Of The African Plains The African wild dog is the","copyrightYear":"2015","articleSection":"African Wildlife","articleBody":"A Rare Reason For (Cautious) Celebration On The Endangered Species Front. Photo: Michael Gabler\nThe Population Is Up For This Colorful Endangered Dog Of The African Plains\nThe African wild dog is the most colorful member of the canid family in more ways than one. Lycaon pictus is also called the painted dog because of it\u2019s beautiful, multicolored coat. But this endangered animal\u2019s family life also comprises a fascinating picture. \nLike wolves, wild dogs live in packs in which an alpha male and an alpha female\u2014usually the parents of most of the other dogs\u2014are the only animals that breed. All the other pack members help care for the alpha pair\u2019s young. In order to avoid being detected by hyenas and lions, which are larger than wild dogs and like to steal their kills and kill their young, pack members communicate through a series of soft squeaking sounds that larger predators have a hard time hearing. \nWhen one of the alpha animals dies, the pack often breaks up as individual dogs set out in search of mates who are not their brothers and sisters. \nThe wild dog\u2019s favorite prey animals are antelope, wildebeest, zebras, and warthogs. \nUntil the 20th Century, wild dogs were common throughout most of Africa. In fact, author Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen), who wrote a book called Out of Africa, claimed to have seen 500 wild dogs traveling together on Kenya\u2019s Serengeti Plain in the early 1900\u2019s. \nBut shrinking habitat, conflicts with humans, and diseases such as distemper that they contracted from domesticated dogs all took their toll, and by the 1990\u2019s scientists were estimating that there were 5,000 or fewer of them living in scattered areas, mostly in the southern half of the continent. Wild dogs were\u2014and still are\u2014considered to be among the most endangered of Africa\u2019s mammals. However, according to a recent report in the The New York Times the painted dog\u2019s population numbers recently have begun to recover. \nZoologists say that there may now be as many as 7,000 wild dogs in Africa, and that packs have been observed in places where they were once thought to have been extirpated, such as northern Kenya. According to scientists, the comeback of the wild dogs has been due to a combination of conservation efforts and the fact that the animals seem to be adapting to having humans in their environment. In addition, the numbers of hyenas and lions have plummeted over the last several decades, leaving more habitat and prey for the dogs. \nBe Sociable, Share! \n\n \n\n\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t \n\n\t\t \n\n\t\t \n\n\t\t \n\n\t\t\n\n\t \n\n Tweet","publisher":{"@id":"#Publisher","@type":"Organization","name":"All About Wildlife","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.allaboutwildlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/All-About-Wildlife-Logo-700x210-1.webp"},"sameAs":["allaboutwlife","#"]},"sourceOrganization":{"@id":"#Publisher"},"copyrightHolder":{"@id":"#Publisher"},"mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.allaboutwildlife.com\/the-african-wild-dog-good-news\/","breadcrumb":{"@id":"#Breadcrumb"}},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"","url":"https:\/\/www.allaboutwildlife.com\/author\/"}}</script>
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dependsââ¦The answer is âit dependsâ. 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