THE AFRICAN WILD DOG

BY JACKO AND TAINE

THE AFRICAN WILD DOG IS THE SECOND BIGEST CANINE .

The scientific name for the African wild dog is cape hunter.

It eats deer ,zebras, jaguars,graffs, buffalos and each other.

There enemy's are poachers, elephants and spotted hyena.

This is were they live.

African wild dogs live in packs and hunt in packs

habitat

African wild dogs habitat is flat and clear areas that are sunny areas

The African wild dogs need food, home, water, mums to survive

The African wild dog comes from Africa and the wild

DESCRIPTION:

African wild dogs are the size of medium domestic dogs.

Their Latin name, Lycaon pictus, means "painted wolf-like animal."

Their coats are brown, black and beige.

They have large, rounded ears and dark brown circles around their eyes.

The dogs differ from wolves and other dogs in that they have four toes instead of five.

They are endangered because of humans destroying their habitat and both accidentally and on purpose killing them.Humans didn’t like them because they start to eat their prey when they are still alive. Gross!!They are also dying because of diseases like rabies.

POPULATION:

Between 2,000 and 5,000 of these dogs remain in the wild, mostly in game preserves or national parks.

How African wild dogs move

African wild dogs move by walking with four legs. They can also run very fast

African wild dog speed

African wild dogs can run up to 81.1 mph

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What can people do to stop these creatures becoming exctinct?

You can donate money to Wildlife Conservation Fund who are Working hard to create a reserve for these animals where they will be safe