African wild dogs live in packs of between 2 and 40 individuals; and is usually dominated by a monogamous breeding pair; the alpha male and female who will produce a litter of around 7 pups which are born in a den, and first emerge at about three weeks of age. Once they are weaned (at between 5 and 12 weeks of age), the pups are cared for by the entire pack. Any individual can regurgitate meat for the pups or remain at the den during a hunt as a ‘babysitter’.

Den sites are typically burrows excavated by aardvarks (often expanded by warthogs or porcupines), or caves and crevices in rocky areas. African wild dogs are very social, and packs have been known to share food and to assist weak or ill members. Social interactions are common, and the dogs communicate by touch, actions, and vocalizations. They often hunt as a cooperative unit and when they return to the den they are welcomed back by those who remained to babysit the young pups.

Image to the right : Wild Dog on the Lookout (also vailable as a print)

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