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African Wild Dog
Called
the wolf of the African plains, the African wild dog is master
predator. It measures over four feet from head to tail and weighs about
seventy pounds. The African wild dog is one the most efficient
predators in the world. Working in a pack, the wild dog will take down
much larger animals than himself. The prey is consumed quickly by as
many as fifty individuals. Females have a gestation period of
seventy-two days and can give birth to as many as twelve pups, with
only a few usually surviving to maturity. Numbers have declined
significantly because of habitat destruction.
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