Playful Adult African Painted Dogs Hwange National Park Zimbabwe Africa

            Painted Dogs, also known as African Wild Dogs, are unique to Africa and they are among this continent's most endangered species. It is estimated that less than 7,000 remain in the wild. The Painted Dog population in Zimbabwe is one of the last strongholds of the species. Many are caught in illegal game snares. However an active conservation group near Hwange, Zimbabwe are working closely with local inhabitants to educate conservation of these unique dogs.
Painted dogs live in large, extended families, in which all group members work together for the good of the pack. The leaders of the pack, an alpha male and female, are the only ones that breed. Instead of leaving the pack, their offspring stick around as adults and help raise their younger siblings. Painted dogs give birth to an average of 10 pups in a single litter!
Elaborate greeting ceremonies complete with leaping, face-licking, tail-wagging, and squealing are the social glue that bonds the pack together. Hunting cooperatively, painted dogs can take down prey as large as a wildebeest. The whole pack shares in the feast, even the pups and pack members that stayed behind as dogs returning from the hunt regurgitate bits of meat for them. One dog begs the other to regurgitate part of a meal by whining and licking its muzzle.

   

Taken in: Zimbabwe / Matabeleland North / Pelendaba (show map)

Taken on: September 1, 2017

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec, 400mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Lens:	Canon EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1000)
Focal Length:	400mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
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