Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. a portrait of an african hunting dog (Lycaon pictus) looking at the camera© Steve Adams/iStock via Getty Images The post Painted ...

African wild dogs are among the most successful hunters on the planet, with an 80% kill rate that far outpaces lions. They don't need to scavenge. They earn their meals the hard way. Elephants don't ...

When you think of hunters on the savanna, many people likely think of the king of beasts, the lion, or the world's fastest animal, the cheetah.However, animal behavior data shows that the "most ...

When people think of animals that could be driven extinct by climate change, they usually think of polar bears and, perhaps these days, emperor penguins, both of which are struggling to survive due to ...

African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) are obligate cooperative breeders that operate in tightly bonded packs, with social cohesion and group hunting underpinning their persistence across savannah and ...

Did you know that August 26 is World Wild Dog Day? Today, only about 6,600 African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) remain in the wild, with only about 1,400 of those being mature adults. These animals face ...