African wild dogs live in packs of about 7 to 15 dogs. A pack is a group of dogs.
A pack hunts together, as a team. Wild dogs mainly eat antelope, such as gazelles.
Wild dogs hunt mostly in the early morning. They also hunt around dusk. Dusk is just before dark.
A wild dog has big, round ears. The big ears help it stay cool in hot weather.
An African wild dog weighs about 40 to 79 pounds. Every wild dog has its own coat pattern. No two coats are the same.
Wild dogs live in open grassland. They live about 10 to 12 years in the wild.
Wild dogs talk to each other. They use many different sounds to talk.
A mother wild dog has her pups in an underground den. Often an aardvark dug the burrow.
The whole pack helps feed the pups. They bring meat back to the den.
Words to know
- pack: dog group
- dusk: before dark
- antelope: gazelles, impalas
- den: pup home
