African wild dogs live in packs that are usually dominated by a monogamous breeding pair. The female has a litter of 2 to 20 pups, which are cared for by the entire pack. These dogs are very social, and packs have been known to share food and to assist weak or ill members.
They're is some great footage of them hunting on a Netflix doc, it had aerial shots of the pack hunting. You could see them separate and execute maneuvers. Can't remember the title unfortunately but I believe it was in the Life series.
African wild dogs also have a significantly higher success rate in hunts than almost any other predator. Big cats, like lions, cheetahs, and leopards, are all <60%, whereas wild dogs have 80%+ rates, due largely to their social behavior.
judohero on April 17th, 2017 at 19:46 UTC »
They're so adorable!!!
hunterlarious on April 17th, 2017 at 22:44 UTC »
They're is some great footage of them hunting on a Netflix doc, it had aerial shots of the pack hunting. You could see them separate and execute maneuvers. Can't remember the title unfortunately but I believe it was in the Life series.
iamerudite on April 17th, 2017 at 22:55 UTC »
African wild dogs also have a significantly higher success rate in hunts than almost any other predator. Big cats, like lions, cheetahs, and leopards, are all <60%, whereas wild dogs have 80%+ rates, due largely to their social behavior.