African Wild Dogs Research Paper

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Their babies are called pups just like dogs
There is twice as many males born than females.
Their ears are so big because they need them to go hunting and so they can hear their predators coming close by
Their legs are long and their jaw is very strong/ large
Their ears are like bat ears
They live/ hunt in a pack of six to twenty African Wild Dogs
They never show aggression to their friends, family or any one of them
Each pack has two leaders a female and male which are the power couple of the group
African Wild Dogs hunt early in the morning or late at night when you can barely see
African Wild Dogs are one of the best hunters in Africa today
Female give birth to ten pups
All members of the group take care of the newborns or babies of the

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