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Males generally remain in the pack they were born into. The females are the ones to leave the pack, sometimes as a group of sisters, to join a new pack when they are about three years old. With most social mammals, the females stay with the group and raise their young while the males leave to start new groups.The adult dogs eat and then regurgitate the meat for injured or ill pack members and youngsters. Food sharing is a critical part of pack life. Painted dog pack members get along very well most of the time.This is the largest litter of any dog species. A painted dog’s litter has – on average – 10 to 12 pups, however they can have up to 21.Typically only the female alpha will breed, but subordinate females (betas) will sometimes have litters of their own. The most reliable way to recognize them is by observing which members of the pack urine-mark as this task is the prerogative of the dominant male and female. In a painted dog pack, there is one dominant male and female called the alpha pair.

(Lions are only successful 30 to 40 percent of the time). They are one of the most successful hunters in all of Africa, catching prey 70 to 90 percent of the time.

They can run up to 37 miles per hour for up to 3 miles. Painted dogs depend on their ability to run for a long time without getting tired so they can outlast their prey.

Painted dogs hunt cooperatively in a relay type form, taking turns running after the prey.

The largest populations of African painted dogs can be found in Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Zambia, Tanzania, and Mozambique.

This decreases the quantity of required hunts, which reduces the pack’s energetic costs and risk, increasing overall fitness. Packs on the larger side are capable of hunting more efficiently and successfully, can prey on larger species, and have a better chance of protecting their kills from scavengers. Larger packs were more common before the dogs became endangered.

Painted Dogs hunt in formidable, cooperative packs of 6 to 20 (or more) animals.

Painted dogs’ vocal repertoire is one of the most complex in Canidae (dog species) with some sounds unique to the species.

Painted dogs are crepuscular meaning that they rest during the day and become active in the early morning and evening.

But, coat patterns are recognizably similar in close relatives.

Painted dog’s coat patterning is unique to each individual dog.

A painted dog’s large, rounded ears give them excellent hearing and help to keep the dogs cool in hot climates.

These long-legged canines have only four toes per foot, unlike other dogs, which have five toes on their forefeet.

African Painted Dogs are also known as the African wild dog, Cape hunting dog, and – simply – painted dog.