Predatory wild dogs inhabiting the world

Wild dogs are among the predators in world

A brief history of wild dogs african

Wild dogs are a family of dogs that live in the wilds characterized by black colored fur with red, brown and white spots as well. These fur are used for camouflage in order to hide inside the environment in which they live for the purpose of hunting.

This breed of dogs is characterized by large, round, wide ears that help it have a strong sense of hearing and help it maintain its temperature in the summer, and its ears are also used to communicate with each other.African dogs have long legs with only four toes, unlike other dogs that have five toes.

Wild dogs are found all over the African Sahara, they live in deserts, plains and savannahs in particular, but they are threatened with extinction in the current era. These dogs live in large groups led by a strong male with only one wife.One group consists of 5 to 20 wild dogs. They hunt in groups in order to cooperate because the union is strength.

The length of the wild dog is between 70 and 120 centimeters and its weight is about 17 to 40 kilograms, and the female wild dog gives birth to between 2 to 20 puppies after a pregnancy period that lasts for 70 days. Her mother when she is able to.

Other wild dog species:

Short-eared dog: 

It is found near rivers and swamps, as it is almost watery, this type feeds on fish, frogs and water birds, resides in the Amazon forests, it has been discovered for nearly 50 years, but there is not much information about it due to its scarcity.

Australian dingo dog:

It is a strain of the Canidae family that lives in the semi-desert environment in Australia, it lives in isolation, in pairs or in groups, it is distinguished by its large size and yellow color harmonious, characterized by short hair and a high tail and smoky, its length ranges about 120 cm and weighs about 35 kg.

These dogs feed on kangaroos and hares, and a female gives birth to a dingo dog once a year, and the parents take care of the puppy until it is able to live on its own, and these dogs are the most powerful predator in the Australian jungle and are threatened with extinction due to humans

New Guinea singing dog:

It is also called the singer dog due to its voice and howling that resembles singing, this type has become extinct due to crossbreeding as only a couple of them remained in a park in Australia, and in 1970 another pair of this strain was found in Indonesia,

Asian wild dog:

Or what is also called the red dog, this subspecies is distributed in East Asia and is threatened with extinction. Only 2000 remain. This species is found in India's deciduous forests, jungles and tropical rain forests, and it depends on its food on lizards, rodents and frogs, its weight ranges from 20 to 46 Lbs, about 4 feet tall, and can live for 10 years.