African Wild Dog

Kingdom Animal	Class Mammal
Species African Wild Dog	Status Endangered
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The African Wild Dog is one of the most social canids, living in packs of 30 or more adults.
An African Wild Dog pack can hunt very large prey, such as wildebeest, zebra and impala.
The African Wild Dog has only four toes on each foot, which is unusual for canids.
The African Wild Dog is the world's second largest wild canid (the gray wolf is the largest).
The African Wild Dog is also called the painted wolf.
The African Wild Dog was once widespread in Africa but is now a more reduced and scattered population.
The coat of the African Wild Dog is highly variable in pattern, but the tip of the tail is usually white.
Adult African Wild Dogs will spit up their food for their pups to eat.
African Wild Dogs can run around 34 mph, and can run nonstop for 3 miles.
African Wild Dog puppies have less than a 40% survival rate in the wild.
African Wild Dogs can catch diseases such as rabies and distemper from domestic dogs.