wild dog
noun
: any of various undomesticated canids (such as an African wild dog or a dingo) that resemble the domestic dog
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Join predator researchers in tracking wild dogs or lions.
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Marni Granston, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
See it In the Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong Landscape of northeastern India, researchers have rediscovered the Asiatic wild dog, or dhole, which was thought to be missing from the region since the 1990s.
—Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
And, the outdoor exhibits allowed African wild dogs to chase each other in the absence of concrete pens.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
But the park’s open floodplains—many of which aren’t driveable—also offer a network of canoe trails that bring you equally close to lions, leopards, waterbucks, crocodiles, elephants, and the enigmatic African wild dogs.
—Alexandra Owens, AFAR Media, 10 Feb. 2025
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Marni Granston, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
See it In the Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong Landscape of northeastern India, researchers have rediscovered the Asiatic wild dog, or dhole, which was thought to be missing from the region since the 1990s.
—Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
And, the outdoor exhibits allowed African wild dogs to chase each other in the absence of concrete pens.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
But the park’s open floodplains—many of which aren’t driveable—also offer a network of canoe trails that bring you equally close to lions, leopards, waterbucks, crocodiles, elephants, and the enigmatic African wild dogs.
—Alexandra Owens, AFAR Media, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Wild dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20dog. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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