African Wild Dog Also known as the painted wolf, the African wild dog is one of the most skilled and cooperative hunters in ...

Bears may have big hands, but some birds of prey give them a run for their money. Discover birds with talons larger than bear claws.

In other words, domesticated animals do love their owners. (How's that for feel-good science?) In case you need more ...

Past the agricultural revolution, there’s something of a sea-change in how dogs are found in the archaeological record. They ...

A genomic analysis of Greenland’s Qimmeq dogs suggest they and their human partners arrived on the island centuries earlier than previously thought.

Nathan Myhrvold might be best known for his dynamic images of food, the natural world takes center stage in his newest body ...

Many folks in southern coastal areas know about strand feeding, the remarkable fish-catching behavior demonstrated by ...

Common warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus) are in the pig family and live in sub-Saharan Africa. African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) can also be found in sub-Saharan Africa, although in smaller ...

African wild dogs are carnivores always thought to hunt in packs. But new DNA analysis has found they also eat small birds and hares and may hunt alone.

Analysis - 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 ...

There are many types of hyenas and a couple of hands full of wild dogs. But today we’re focusing on the most prominent of the lot: the sly spotted hyena vs. the ruthless African wild dog. Do they have ...