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A frican wild dogs belong to packs that do everything together.
The dogs give one another friendly licks, and stay in touch
using whistles and yaps. They decide to go hunting by
sneezing! When enough dogs sneeze, the pack sets off.
Up to thirty dogs work as a team to hunt antelopes
and other big animals. The dogs race after
their prey, kicking up clouds of dust. To
stop the prey from getting away, they
split up, blocking every escape.
Only the pack’s top female has babies.
She can have as many as 12 pups in a litter.
The whole pack guards them and tears up meat for
the pups to eat.
Another name for the wild dog is “painted
wolf” because of its patterned fur.
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