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ElenaH

ElenaH

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You thought the Sony Alpha?
Nope!
The Alpha-Male! Lycaon Pictus or Painted Wolf or African Wild Dog.
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We were lucky to see those social canids on our way from Mabuasehube region of Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in Botswana. It is arid area and we didn't expect to meet the dogs there. In Wikipedia you can find the following information: "The current population has been estimated at roughly 39 subpopulations containing 6,600 adults, only 1,400 of which are fully grown."
I hope, that they are more adults now.
African wild dogs live in packs and only alpha male and alpha female can breed.
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Wild Dog puppies:
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I heard that all puppies are still alive and one can see them sometimes in Mabuasehube.
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Prashant Prakash said:
Great set with a variety of focal lengths(views) and the pups look beautiful, loved the rim light effect around the ears in the first image!!
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thank you, @Prashant Prakash ! Yes, we had luck to meet them at the end of the day, the sun was alerady very low. Firstly I took my D850+500PF but it was already quite dark for 5.6 and we could come quite close to dogs. I then took Sony+70-180/2.8 of my friend while he was driving. The sighting was great taking in account that we were self-drivers.
 
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Nice pics. I like the light on the first best as it highlights those ears and the bush, very nice. Pack is second for me. Thanks for posting them. They don't look too trustworthy.
 
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Beautiful photos, Elena! The dogs are such nice colors. We found a large pack at Sabi Sabi in South Africa in 2015....our first trip to Africa. My fav is that last shot!
 
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KurtT said:
They don't look too trustworthy.
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that's true by the way. They are more relative to wolves than to dogs ;-) But they don't attack people as far as I know. We often run with them in Mana Pools. You can buy a walking permit and walk without a guide there. Once they were running behind impala and my frind behind them with heavy equipment ;) The dog stopped, looked at my friend like: "Hey guy, where are you? So slow? Come on!" But when my frind was on the kill the dog didn't want him to come closer 😂 . I keep rather a very safe distance ;-)
 
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ElenaH said:
that's true by the way. They are more relative to wolves than to dogs ;-) But they don't attack people as far as I know. We often run with them in Mana Pools. You can buy a walking permit and walk without a guide there. Once they were running behind impala and my frind behind them with heavy equipment ;) The dog stopped, looked at my friend like: "Hey guy, where are you? So slow? Come on!" But when my frind was on the kill the dog didn't want him to come closer 😂 . I keep rather a very safe distance ;-)
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I think I'll keep my Burnese Mtn Dog instead of adopting one of them. I just don't think I would do the walking tour.
 
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DanG said:
They appear extremely lean and athletic.
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@DanG thank you, Dan. Their hunting tactic is to outrun the prey. They can run at max speed of 70km/h and they can run miles and miles. They have a good stamina. And they are most successful predators, in 90% or more they will catch the prey. They are hunting also as a team.
 
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