African Wildlife Virtual Safari - African Wild Dogs A pack of African Wild Dogs captured from a livestream from Africam and ExploreDotOrg. This pack was captured at a distance and very early in the morning so the image isn’t perfect. This is a very rare sight on live cams so I and you are very lucky. “The African wild dog is a highly social animal, living in packs with separate dominance hierarchies for males and females. Uniquely among social carnivores, the females rather than the males disperse from the natal pack once sexually mature. The young are allowed to feed first on carcasses. The species is a specialised diurnal hunter of antelopes, which it catches by chasing them to exhaustion. Like other canids, the African wild dog regurgitates food for its young, but this action is also extended to adults, to the point of being central to their social life.” - Wikipedia From the livestream description: “On the Northern border of South Africa and Botswana lies a beautiful area known as the Groot Marico, named after the Marico River. This spectacular setting houses Tau Game Lodge situated in the Madikwe Game Reserve (the 4th largest game reserve in the country). The lodge overlooks Tau Waterhole, an oasis for animals and wildlife including elephants, giraffes, lions, tigers, zebras, and cheetahs . Along with these animals this area attracts over 27 species of game and is a prime spot for bird watchers. The waterhole also houses resident nile crocodiles that prey on small game and birds. The Tau live camera gives viewers a secret window into this sanctuary and it’s robust South African ecosystem as elephants bathe, lions roar, wild dogs roam, and crocodiles prey.” #AfricanWildlife #AfricanWildDog #AfricanWildDogs #PaintedDog #PaintedDogs #GameReserve #LiveCamCapture #SouthAfrica (at Tau Game Lodge) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNpsoNKBANZ/?igshid=1mxmjvgc2ys63
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