Stats

Lifespan

10-12 yrs

Size

Medium

Diet

Carnivore

Activity

Crepuscular

Social

Pack

Biome

Savanna

Range

Sub-Saharan Africa

Movement

Running

Breeding

Live Birth

Defense

Speed

Status

Endangered

About

African Wild Dogs are the largest wild canines in Africa and the only extant members of the genus Lycaon. They have highly specialized teeth for a hypercarnivorous diet and lack dewclaws.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   newborn pup

   A blind newborn pup nurses and sleeps, completely dependent on its mother.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A weaned pup wrestles with littermates, learns its place in the pack, and starts eating meat.
3. 3.
   adolescent

   An adolescent canid reaches near-adult size with long legs and a thinner coat, learning to hunt cooperatively.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown and hunting alongside the pack.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Carnivora

Family

Canidae

Genus

Lycaon

Species

Lycaon pictus