African Painted Dog
Field Guide
African Painted Dog is unlike any other predator on the African continent. At once familiar and yet very different from our four-legged family members, if you are fortunate enough to watch a painted dog community, you will never forget them.
Introducing African Wild Painted Dog
Fun Facts, ID & More
African Painted Dog Field Guide - Chapter 1
Take a look at these 24 fun facts about the African painted dog for the perfect introduction to these special animals. Plus, how to identify an African painted dog, how to distinguish it from a hyena, and the differences between a painted dog and your domestic four-legged family member.
African Painted Dog’s Life Cycle
African Painted Dog Field Guide - Chapter 2
The most important thing to a painted dog is its community. They live, eat, sleep, hunt, and play together. Painted dogs are are one of the only species that actively takes care of its elderly, sick, and weak. The whole community takes care of the young and even healthy males are baby sitters. And although these predators are some of the best hunters in the wild, sometimes individuals go hungry - because they feed others first. This is the life of a painted dog.
African Painted Dog Conservation: Everything You Need to Know
African Painted Dog Field Guide - Chapter 3
In the not so distant past, researchers feel that more than 500,000 painted dogs ranged over 39 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Today, only about 6,600 survive, and some sources put the figure significantly lower. They exist in small packs thinly spread through diminished ranges in Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa, Tanzania, and perhaps Senegal, Ethiopia, and Mozambique. But there is reason for hope.
The Best Places to See African Painted Dogs
African Painted Dog Field Guide - Chapter 4
African painted dogs are found in just a handful of countries on the African continent. Where are the very best places? When is the best time of year - and the best time of day? And where can you also visit one of the most important African painted dog conservation organizations on the planet? Find out here. Plus, responsible viewing best practices for the African painted dog.
