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Bush dogs look like bears and have webbed feet like otters, but they're canines like wolves! Most people have never heard of the bush dog. Join us on Animal Fact Files to learn these bush dog facts! Bush dogs are relatively unknown canines. They look like they might be small bears with their short muzzle and roundish ears, but they're more closely related to canines like wolves and dogs. Bush dogs have webbed feet like otters, and some think they look more like Mustelids like otters, skunks, and wolverines, but bush dogs are "dogs". Scientific Name: Speothos venaticus Range: Central and South America Size: 2 feet (61cm) in length; 13 pounds (6kg) in weight Diet: agoutis, capybaras, rheas, snakes, rodents, insects, etc. Lifespan: 10 years ✨ Animal Fact Files Patreon Supporters get early access to videos, get their video requests moved to the top of our request list, and more! ✨ 👉 https://www.patreon.com/animalfactfiles You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://facebook.com/animalfactfiles --- Bush Dog RANGE 0:00 Bush Dog BEARS? 0:37 Bush Dog SIZE 0:55 Bush Dog WATER DOG 1:05 Bush Dog PACKS 1:17 Bush Dog DIET 1:27 Bush Dog MATING 1:49 Bush Dog HABITAT 2:12 Bush Dog LIFE CYCLE 2:27 Bush Dog LIFE SPAN 2:50 Bush Dog VINEGAR DOG 3:10 Thanks/Outro 3:20 --- We had a WHOOPS with editing! At 3:31 the pictures aren't shown so a BIG THANKS to kafanereye, Filetero76, Samuel Kapesa, Alan Nguyen, and Mr. Animalover for today's request! --- Image and Video Credits: Bernard DUPONT - https://flickr.com/photos/berniedup/39662598515 Eric Kilby - https://flickr.com/photos/ekilby/51163120487 ; https://flickr.com/photos/ekilby/31692101917 Marie Hale - https://flickr.com/photos/15016964@N02/5662775404 Chermundy - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bush_Dog_area.png About Zoos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYd4Qsx-I4Y ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CYI7FMJQsY Zoospensefull - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHWCi8p5tgg Mike Peel - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bush_dog_at_Chester_Zoo_2.jpg ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bush_dog_at_Chester_Zoo_1.jpg Drew de F Fawkes - https://flickr.com/photos/guynamedfawkes/50629448252 Neil Turner - https://flickr.com/photos/neilt/28559526528 david pacey - https://flickr.com/photos/davidpacey1975/6910446479 Steve Wilson - https://flickr.com/photos/pokerbrit/9137670399 Tokyo Zoo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7REDqP5azs ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoDCrViAQEg Xerini - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Waldhund.jpg Research Credits: https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Atelocynus_microtis https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20468/9203243v https://academic.oup.com/mspecies/article/doi/10.1644/783.1/2600842 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/oryx/article/diet-and-habitat-associations-of-bush-dogs-speothos-venaticus-in-the-interior-atlantic-forest-of-eastern-paraguay/FD9128601647587D6DA2568A2445CBED https://carnivora.net/bush-dog-speothos-venaticus-t2752.html https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31593945 https://www.zoonewengland.org/stone-zoo/our-animals/mammals/bush-dog https://academic.oup.com/jmammal/article/87/4/723/963474 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4iwySHf3-4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi2a3N_7d7w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGi48qOCtyM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lXBlhj-1n0