Things took an even stranger turn when a spotted hyena started following the ragtag little group around. We'd often see the wild dog racing through the bush with the jackals skipping at her heels and ...

Scientists from the Institute for Breeding Rare and Endangered African Mammals have been working in southern Africa for over 15 years to protect endangered African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus). They've ...

Endangered African wild dogs in Botswana’s Okavango Delta were observed eating fruit for the first time, suggesting ...

The zoo says Kassy and her puppies arrived at the Zoo the day after the painted dog puppies were born. She immediately accepted the painted dog puppies as if they were her own and began to nurse and ...

The African wild dog is one of Africa’s most endangered predators. African wild dogs are highly elusive, avoiding human contact and utilising vast, remote territories to remain out of sight. Current ...

Reproductive and molecular biologist Damien Paris says artificial breeding is the best and most economical way to ensure that genetically diverse wild dogs can live on. [iStockphoto] Scientists have ...

The slobbering, trotting, howling, sniffing and tail-wagging encounter was the icing on the cake on our African trip after crossing off the “big five” that were the original motivation for our holiday ...