Animal Fact Files's video: African Wild Dog facts: the painted wolf Animal Fact Files

African wild dogs are the largest living canids in Africa. They're hypercarnivores meaning their diet is at least 70% meat. They are pack animals and form strong bonds with each other to the point that the pack will protect and feed injured and sick members. African wild dogs are also known as painted dogs, painted wolves, and cape hunting dogs. They have a patchwork-like pattern in their fur, though their tails are often tipped with white. African wild dogs are endangered to extinction and it's believed there are fewer than 10,000 alive today. These animals are persecuted by people as harmful to potential livestock and they have lost a lot of their natural habitat to human development. It's believed that African wild dogs have become extinct in 25 of 39 of the countries in which they formerly lived. Scientific Name: Lycaon pictus Range: Africa Size: 2 feet (61cm) tall at the shoulders; weigh about 55 pounds (25kg) Diet: small to medium sized hoofed animals like impala, gazelle, and wildebeest Lifespan: 10 years You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://facebook.com/animalfactfiles --- We always do what we can to be as accurate as possible, but we're only human; if you catch a mistake please let us know and provide a link for verification! --- All images, videos and sound effects used herein are 1) public domain, 2) used under a Creative Commons license, 3) used with the express permission of the copyright holder, or 4) used under the parameters of Fair Use law. Credits via Flickr: Regina Hart - https://www.flickr.com/photos/reginahart/26515169808 Bernard DUPONT - https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/16394371258; https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/14036976483l https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/14036531713 Paul Hayes - https://vimeo.com/192512545; https://vimeo.com/190599768; https://vimeo.com/190604662; https://vimeo.com/190607435; https://vimeo.com/190604486; https://vimeo.com/188959025 Credits via Wiki Users: Nrg800 - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:African_Wild_Dog_Distrbution.jpg Websites used for research collection: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Wildlife_2001_Populations/yOPuCAAAQBAJ https://www.google.com/books/edition/Endangered_Animals/f_AWCtX29-kC https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Lycaon_pictus https://www.britannica.com/animal/African-hunting-dog https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/african-wild-dog https://www.thoughtco.com/african-wild-dog-facts-4171975 https://denverzoo.org/animals/african-wild-dog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82kQTkWnKwg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgSIQdB7W1E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt0Yc_x30l8 This video is licensed under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)*. *you can find information about all the different types of CC licenses here: https://creativecommons.org/ **changes were made to the original