The African wild dog lives in Africa. It has a coat with brown, black, white, and yellow patches. Each dog has unique patches. The patches are similar to our fingerprints. No two dogs will have the same patches.

The patches help the dog blend in with the pack. A pack is a group of dogs that lives together. When all the dogs blend together, predators cannot tell how many dogs there are. This helps to protect the dogs from being attacked.

This animal has large, rounded ears. The African wild dog also has very long legs that help it run fast. Each dog needs to run fast to catch food for the pack.

The African wild dog is very sociable. It lives in a pack of up to ten dogs. The dogs in the pack have common calls and even have a meeting before hunting!

There is one male dog and one female that are in charge. They are called the dominant pair. Only the dominant pair has pups. All the dogs in the pack take care of the pups. When it is time to eat, the pups eat first.

The African wild dog is endangered. People hunt and kill it. It is sometimes run over by cars. The dog may die because of diseases. Another reason the African wild dog is endangered is because people are using much of the land it lives on.