Africa Day 3, Wild Dogs

We were very fortunate to witness a pack of 22 wild dogs on 2 of our game drives. This was one of the most exciting parts of the trip for me. I will keep the pictures here to just pack behavior as I know many children read this blog. I will have some scenes of the kill in the website gallery shortly.

African Wild Dog Pups at play, Chitabe, Botswana
African Wild Dog Pups at play, Chitabe, Botswana

You can tell by the image below that these hunts take their toll on the animals. Look at the right front leg on the dog to the left.

African Wild Dog with Injured Leg, Chitabe, Botswana
African Wild Dog with Injured Leg, Chitabe, Botswana

This pack had 14 new pups in the 22, 2 of the pups had already not survived the last few months. That said, our guide told us that this was one of the largest African Wild Dog packs in Africa.

African Wild Dog pups at play, Chitabe, Botswana
African Wild Dog pups at play, Chitabe, Botswana

Flying around the dog kill was this beautiful Yellow Billed Kite. When the dogs were not looking he swooped down and grabbed a piece of their kill which is actually still in his talons in this picture.

Yellow Billed Kite in Flight, Chitabe, Botswana
Yellow Billed Kite in Flight, Chitabe, Botswana

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