The newborn nursery at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens is getting crowded with the addition of six endangered African wild dog puppies. Zoo officials said the puppies were born April 24, just ...

- African painted dogs, also known as African wild dogs or African painted wolves, are a unique canid species (Lycaon pictus) native to sub-Saharan Africa. - There are fewer than 7,000 adult ...

After a "challenging start," African painted dog pups Blue, Red, and Orange are looking forward to a "successful future," the Potawatomi Zoo said Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE ...

Also known as African wild dogs or African painted wolves, this species is native to sub-Saharan Africa and lives in big family groups that are led by a dominant male and female, according to the zoo.

African wild dogs can cover over six miles a day in search of food. A herd of impala. The pack sets off in pursuit, led by the subordinate female.

The African wild dog is one of Africa’s most endangered predators. African wild dogs are highly elusive, avoiding human contact and utilising vast, remote territories to remain out of sight ...

African wild dogs are stuck in a kind of trap. They are adapting to rising temperatures using a cue that, thanks to climate change, no longer accurately predicts the best conditions for reproduction.

The dogs were born on November 5 and 6 to first-time mother Pele, a 3-year-old African painted dog who first arrived at the zoo in October 2021, according to a news release.