For those who didn't know, to save you the search I just performed: the African Wild Dog is not literally a wild dog. It's not even a Canid, it's a separate genus (Lycaon) from dogs, wolves & coyotes.
They look so similar to hyenas. Maybe they fit the same evolutionary niche.<p>While the article claims that wild dogs are the most successful predator in Africa, I found a national geographic article which claims the same for hyenas:
<a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/hyenas-myths-lion-king-africa" rel="nofollow">https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/hyenas-my...</a>
There's a group of these dogs at the zoo in Sioux Falls, SD. Like all dogs, I think my wife and I were predispositioned to like them. It didn't help that they all started howling when a police car drove by with its sirens on, which was cute.
Casualty of HN title mangling again. Original title: Africa’s Wild Dogs Are the Most Hated Carnivores on the Continent. Here’s Why Some Conservationists Are Saving Them Anyway