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African Hunting Dog
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African Hunting Dog
The life of the wild pack dogs, emphasizing hunting techniques and group dynamics.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages) |
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1994
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"The colorfully spotted African Hunting Dog (Lycaon pictus) often attack a complete region, destroying far more game than they can ever eat, and can depopulate whole areas of grazing animals (Grzimek, 1990, p. 133). The dogs, who hunt in packs, can outrun even gazelles. This is because one dog will chase the quarry until exhausted, then the next dog from the pack takes over.Watching hunting dogs on their hunt is not difficult because they do not mind being watched. In the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania, where game is plentiful, the dogs hunt only from 6:30 to 8:00 a.m., and from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. They usually spend their day in their caverns, which were probably dug by aardvarks or wart hogs, or in the shade of trees in small groups (Grzimek, 1990, p. 133). If a single animal has..."
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