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  2. African wild dog - Wikipedia

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    The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus), also called painted dog and Cape hunting dog, is a wild canine native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is the largest wild canine in Africa, and the only extant member of the genus Lycaon , which is distinguished from Canis by dentition highly specialised for a hypercarnivorous diet and by a lack of dewclaws .

  3. Death of Maddox Derkosh - Wikipedia

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    Maddox Derkosh slipped, falling 14 feet (4.3 m) from the railing, past a catch-all safety net built for collecting falling debris, and into the painted dog enclosure, where he was immediately mauled by 11 of the wild dogs. [2] One of the dogs was shot and killed by a police officer on the scene, while zoo staff tried to detain the remaining dogs.

  4. Pack (canine) - Wikipedia

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    Males assist in raising the pups, and stay with their pack for life. The females leave their birth pack at approximately 2.5 years old to join another pack without females. Males outnumber the females in a pack. Typically, only one female is present to breed with all males. African wild dogs are not territorial, and hunt cooperatively in their ...

  5. Wildlife of Zimbabwe - Wikipedia

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    Gemsbok, brown hyena and African wild dogs occur in fairly large numbers (the population of African wild dogs is stated to be of one of the largest surviving groups in Africa now). The very large elephant population has been a matter of concern since, during drought years, they are a burden on the ecological balance of the region.

  6. Category:African wild dogs - Wikipedia

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    Articles relating to the African wild dog, a canine native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is the largest indigenous canine in Africa, and the only extant member of the genus Lycaon , which is distinguished from Canis by dentition highly specialised for a hypercarnivorous diet, and a lack of dewclaws .

  7. Territory (animal) - Wikipedia

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    The territorial male scrape-marks every 30 m (98 ft) or so around its territory boundary. After leaving a urination mark, some animals scrape or dig the ground nearby, thereby leaving a visual advertisement of the territory. This includes domestic dogs. Several species scratch or chew trees leaving a visual mark of their territory.

  8. Meet FDLE's police dogs who are responsible for finding ...

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    The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has about 1,900 members, some of whom work with police dogs. Meet the working K-9s who find bombs and more. Meet FDLE's police dogs who are responsible ...

  9. List of canids - Wikipedia

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    10 of the 13 extant canid genera left-to-right, top-to-bottom: Canis, Cuon, Lycaon, Cerdocyon, Chrysocyon, Speothos, Vulpes, Nyctereutes, Otocyon, and Urocyon Canidae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora, which includes domestic dogs, wolves, coyotes, foxes, jackals, dingoes, and many other extant and extinct dog-like mammals.