Killer, but not a murderer

African painted dog (or African wild dog, Lycaon pictus, pes hyenový), ZOO Dvůr Králové nad Labem, Czech republic.

Few months ago, a kid fell into the enclosure of African wild dogs in some foreign ZOO - of course the predators ripped the kid apart. I would say something about the parents and their behavior, but I do not want to be sued


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INFO ABOUT THE ANIMAL:

Name: African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)
Location: spots in Eastern and South Africa
Biotop: savanna
Size: 1.1 m long + 40 cm tail weight: up to 35 Kg
Diet: boars, antelopes, zebras, wildebeast, prey even bigger than the dog.
Conservation status: Endangered
Interesting facts: African wild dogs are very social animals, they live in pack with 6-80 members and usually only dominant pair breeds | African wild dogs are one of the most successful predators of the world, they usually manage to catch the prey in 80 % of the cases (for example only every 10th attack of the tiger is successful). African wild dogs do not have a good reputation, because they tend to rip the prey, eating it while it is still alive... | The population of African wild dogs is threatened because of feral domestic dogs which carry illnesses mortal to African wild dogs | Painted dogs are very fast runners.
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