Wild Dogs
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This wild dog is called the Abyssinian Wolf of Ethiopia. Hunting and diseases have made this wolf critically endangered and their numbers have declined to about 400. They only occur in the highlands of Ethiopia and are one of the world's rarest dogs. Other names are simien jackal, red dog or Ethiopian wolf.
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This is the African Wild Dog. It is also referred as the Cape Hunting Dog or Painted Dog. It only lives in Africa and is an endangered species, due mainly to hunting. So much of these dogs have been shot, that the population of wild dogs has declined in Africa. They are now mostly remaining in game parks and national reserves. They are one of the most social members of the canid family and 80% of the hunts end in kill even more successful than lions or cheetahs- lion hunts are only 30% kill. Their main prey is antelope, impala, gazelles, springbok or even zebras.
Grey wolves were once the most the widespread predator over Europe, Asia and North America, but were hunted near to extinction by humans, mostly farmers, because they ate sheep and cattle as prey. They nearly disappeared because of the unpopularity with humans, but fortunately they are being reintroduced in the wild in parts of Europe, because of conservation efforts and there are many more in Canada. There are other subspecies in Mexico, North America, Arctic Region, India and Arabia.
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The jackal is a medium size wild dog native to Africa, related to the coyote. Thousands of years ago Egyptians worshipped a jackal-headed god named Anibus, a time in Ancient Egypt when the Pyramids of Giza were being built by slaves and worshipped animal-headed gods. They feed on rodents and birds, but can take larger prey, such as antelope fawns.