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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Probably best to stick with a street-meat hot dog as opposed to bushmeat wild dog for the time being.
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Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2011
For African wild dogs, climate change is a key threat.
—Angela Dewan, CNN, 12 Feb. 2024
The species is the planet’s rarest wild dog, threatened by habitat loss and diseases caught from domestic dogs, such as canine distemper and rabies.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
But the desert is for creatures more elusive still: wild dogs, cheetahs, aardvarks, brown hyenas, porcupine, and pangolins.
—Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2023
The award was given following Mpofu's 25 years of dedication to the sub-Saharan wild dogs.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023
In this serene image among the highland vegetation of Ethiopia’s Bale Mountains National Park, one of the rarest species of wild dogs in the world, the Ethiopian wolf, takes a rest.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
Leopards and lions are on the night shift, while cheetahs and African wild dogs primarily search for prey during daylight hours.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Nov. 2023
On a typical ride guests can encounter elephants, hippos, zebras, giraffes, baboons, hyenas, wild dogs, wildebeest, warthogs and water buffalo — the most dangerous animal in the bush.
—Katie Jackson, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2023
Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2011
For African wild dogs, climate change is a key threat.
—Angela Dewan, CNN, 12 Feb. 2024
The species is the planet’s rarest wild dog, threatened by habitat loss and diseases caught from domestic dogs, such as canine distemper and rabies.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
But the desert is for creatures more elusive still: wild dogs, cheetahs, aardvarks, brown hyenas, porcupine, and pangolins.
—Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2023
The award was given following Mpofu's 25 years of dedication to the sub-Saharan wild dogs.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023
In this serene image among the highland vegetation of Ethiopia’s Bale Mountains National Park, one of the rarest species of wild dogs in the world, the Ethiopian wolf, takes a rest.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
Leopards and lions are on the night shift, while cheetahs and African wild dogs primarily search for prey during daylight hours.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Nov. 2023
On a typical ride guests can encounter elephants, hippos, zebras, giraffes, baboons, hyenas, wild dogs, wildebeest, warthogs and water buffalo — the most dangerous animal in the bush.
—Katie Jackson, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2023
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