1. African wild dogs are:
domestic dogs gone "bad"
found as pets in Africa
the 2nd most endangered mammal in Africa

2. Why has the wild dog disappeared from 25 of the 39 countries where it lived?
human persecution
loss of prey and habitat
both of the above

3. Why do people poison, snare and shoot them?
people see their efficient hunting style as cruel and vicious
for their fur
because they regularly kill people

4. Adult packs are made up of:
mostly females and a few males
half females and half males
mostly males with one or two breeding females

5. Wild dogs:
are very aggressive toward each other
are very social and do not fight with one another
migrate in and out of different packs

6.If a dog is injured or old and cannot hunt the pack will:
move away to another area and let it die
will kill it and eat it
will regularly return from hunting and regurgitate food to it

7. Young pups:
live in a communal den
will be fed by their mother and other pack members
both of the above

8. Pup mortality is high due to:
canine distemper
starvation
lion attacks

9. Hunting is:
done at night
accomplished by ambushing its prey
initiated by one lead dog

10. Wild dogs:
kill their prey quicker than a lion or leopard
need a vast home range, but are not territorial
both of the above

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