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Falakhe’s Story

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And the morning before the Mkuze pack of Painted Wolves, or African Wild Dogs, had been very close to one of the park’s few Lions, as far as tracking collars had told. And the two species were not inclined to get on, by which I mean that Lions will kill other large predators including Painted Wolves. It was not a pretty sight.

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Leaping Foxes

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However, they tend to be rather secretive due to hunting pressure (by humans, not too many wolves yet in Germany), and are therefore a rare sight especially in densely populated areas. In Germany, our most common large mammalian predator is the Red Fox Vulpes vulpes. Foxes are very common in Germany and occur even within cities.

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The Secrets Inside Your Dog’s Mind

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See TIME’s photo essay “ Puppies Behind Bars “ Henry the schnoodle just did a remarkable thing. Wolves, for example–the probable ancestors of dogs–live in packs that hunt together and have a complex hierarchy. Wolves also lick one another’s mouths, particularly when one wolf returns to the pack.

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Tembe Elephant Park, South Africa

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The park did have a pack of African Wild Dogs, or Painted Wolves, the species I had gone to Africa to see. A pair of last year’s puppies playing with an old skin. This was conducted across the middle of the day, which, from the back of of a truck was quite demanding, be it the blistering African sun or the torrential downpours.

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10 Reasons Street Dogs Deserve to be Defended

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Do you really think one generation on the street is going to turn us back into wolves? You prevent that dog from producing puppies, and those puppies from producing puppies, and on and on for centuries maybe. who would rather bite you than look at you. When you rescue a street dog, you stop that cycle.

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