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We feel as a group that the Savannah is a beautiful place with beautiful wildlife and landscape. It is sad that people are killing animals but we can stop that but as we try to stop this, lets also enjoy the Savannah for its beauty right now.

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It can be found in Africa, South America, India, and Australia.

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There predator is us humans. The humans are expanding which is running the dogs out of there habitat.

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Conservation Status:

Endangered

Scientific name

Lycaon pictus

Weight

18 to 36 kilograms (40 to 79 pounds)

Size

About 1 meter in length (30 to 43 inches)

Life span

10 to 12 years

Habitat

Dense forest to open plains

Diet

Carnivorous

Gestation

About 70 days

Predators

Humans and occasionally lions

Where do African wild dogs live?

They are found mostly in arid zones and in the savanna. They can also be found in woodland, scrublands and mountainous habitats if there is prey available.

Tags: African Wild Dog, View Africa | Habitat Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, South Africa, South Sudan, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kazungula, Kilimanjaro, Southern Africa

What is an African wild dog?

The wild dog-also sometimes called the hunting dog or African painted dog-has a colorful, patchy coat; large bat-like ears; and a bushy tail with a white tip that may serve as a flag to keep the pack in contact while hunting. No two wild dogs are marked exactly the same, making it easy to identify individuals.

African wild dogs have diverse tastes.

They hunt for a wide variety of prey, including gazelles and other antelopes, warthogs, wildebeest calves, rats, and birds. Like most predators, they play an important role in eliminating sick and weak animals, thereby helping maintain the natural balance and improve prey species. They can run long distances at speeds up to 35 mph. Of the large carnivores, wild dogs are probably the most efficient hunters-targeted prey rarely escapes.

They are quite social and intelligent.

African wild dogs live in packs averaging from seven to 15 members and sometimes up to 40. Before the recent population decline, packs of up to 100 were recorded. Within the pack, these canines have a unique social structure. They cooperate in taking care of the wounded and sick members, there is a general lack of aggression exhibited between members of the pack, and there is little intimidation among the social hierarchy. Every hunting pack has a dominant pair. They are usually the only pair that remains monogamous for life. Wild dogs also have a large range of vocalizations that include a short bark of alarm, a rallying howl, and a bell-like contact call that can be heard over long distances. Elaborate greeting rituals are accompanied by twittering and whining.

The entire pack is involved in the welfare of the pups.

Both males and females babysit the young and provide food for them. The hunting members of the pack return to the den where they regurgitate meat for the nursing female and pups. Although the litters are large, very few pups survive. Sometimes the dens are flooded, or the pups die from exposure or disease. When pack numbers are reduced, hunting is not as efficient, and adults may not bring back sufficient food for the pups. In some cases, more pups survive in packs where there are more helpers.

Reason #53 to get involved

With loss of habitat and prey, carnivores-like cheetahs and wild dogs-are hunting community livestock. As a result, farmers are forced to kill these species. African Wildlife Foundation needs support training scouts and funding bomas to protect livestock as well as negotiating buffer zones for wildlife.

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A look at the endangered African wild dog

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Conservation Status: Endangered Scientific name Lycaon pictus Weight 18 to 36 kilograms (40 to 79 pounds) Size About 1 meter in length (30 to 43 inches) Life span 10 to 12 years Habitat Dense forest to open plains Diet Carnivorous Gestation About 70 days Predators Humans and occasionally lions They are found mostly in arid zones and in the savanna.

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They are getting killed cause of there ivory. The ivory is used to make necklaces and the ivory is sold on the black market for top dollar.

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African savanna elephant | Species | WWF

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Learn more about the Savanna elephant, as well as the threats it faces, what WWF is doing to conserve its future, and how you can help.

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The average is 68-86 Degrees F in Savannah.

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There are wildebeest, warthogs, elephants, zebras, rhinos, gazelles, hyenas, cheetahs, lions, leopards, ostrich, mousebirds, starlings, and weavers.

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A grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees.