Wild Dogs do take livestock in some areas, but this is a fairly rare occurrence. Once brought to a standstill, the prey is killed by all the dogs tearing it apart.
Wild Dogs hunt in packs, and all individuals collaborate in a team effort to chase and wear out pursued prey to exhaustion. In East Africa they have been recorded to hunt prey as large as Wildebeest and Zebra. Each individual has a unique coat pattern, which makes it possible to identify every individual in a population with certainty.Ī wild dog extending its jaws.Wild Dogs prey mainly on small to medium sized animals, of which the Impala is the favorite prey. It has a blotchy yellow, black and white coat. Males are slightly larger than females and weigh 20-30 kg as adults. This carnivore is a member of the dog family, and measures 750mm at the shoulders. Genetic inbreeding may be the possible cause of the Kruger National Park Wild Dog's life expectancy of only 6 years. Other factors are diseases like rabies and distemper where Wild Dogs came in contact with domestic animals. The main contributory factor to the decline in population numbers is persecution by mankind, until recently even within conservation areas.
Various factors contribute to this poor conservation status. The Wild Dog is one of Africa's most endangered mammal species. Wild Dogs (Lycaon Pictus) occur in low population numbers as a consequence of large territories.
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