Four Sisters: (Clockwise) India, Icke, Iris and Inca - latest team members of the North Luangwa Canine Unit and the newly formed Nsumbu Tanganyika Canine Unit. Poachers beware!2yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/dogswithjobs
African painted dog puppies are born after a gestation period of 69-72 days and weigh about 310g at birth5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/Awwducational
🔥 Painted wolf puppies rock climbing in the Okavango Delta 📸 Helen Reinhardt3yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
Painted wolves aka African wild dogs | credit: Jens Cullmann5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/hardcoreaww
African painted wolves aka wild dogs are obligate co-operative breeders with only the alpha female breeding. All pack members, both related as well as unrelated help with raising the puppies.5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/Awwducational
Jessie and Natasha - the K9 patrol members of the Painted Dog Conservation Zimbabwe anti-poaching unit5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/germanshepherds
First year survival rates of African painted wolf puppies are usually put at fifty percent. A study found that a rise in mean average temperatures means higher mortality rates and reduced litter sizes and frequency4yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/Awwducational
Some very special passengers on their way to their new home in Gorongosa3yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
The facial portion of the lycaon skull has shortened over time, giving painted wolves the high bite force needed for their hyper carnivorous diet | photo credit: B Fleming4yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
12 hyenas and 16 painted wolves were having a get together near Phalaborwa earlier this month 📸 Alberto/Matimba Bush Lodge1yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
The lycaons have denned alongside these horses for the last three years and are chasing each other for fun according to Okavango Horse Safaris | image credit: Pickford Wildlife Photography4yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
People often confuse hyenas with African wild dogs and vice versa - this is a good image to see the differences between them5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/Awwducational
People often judge painted wolves harshly, based solely on how they kill. Many are amazed to find that they are in fact highly social animals and that there are no documented attacks on humans in a hundred years.3yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Painted wolf (Lycaon pictus) juveniles optimistically thinking they can catch a vulture © Jens Cullmann5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/AnimalPorn
We will no longer allow images/videos of very young puppies as we believe that den disturbances at that stage are especially detrimental. Please share our ban on no tan (camera trap images from conservation orgs excepted) 📸 Singita puppy with tan2yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
A pack of painted wolves trotting along a track in Ngala Reserve, South Africa | photo credit: Roan Du Plessis4yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
African painted wolf putting the best foot forward in Sabi Sands | photo credit: Anthony Goldman4yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/natureisbeautiful
A moment of peace between hyena and painted wolf in South Luangwa 📸 Choti Singh2yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Update from Botswana - Seronera gave birth on the 29th of May. It will be a while before we know how many pups.4yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
We may not all agree on whether to call them painted wolves, painted dogs or African wild dogs but I think we all agree they are underrated | credit: wildxonex4yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Painted wolf aka African wild dog and hyena in a nose-to-nose inspection | photo credit: Grant Atkinson4yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
A painted wolf being treated in Kruger after tourists reported its injured leg.2yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
And here is your virtual surprise - a new thumbnail/icon created by Heather Irvine - especially commissioned to celebrate over 5k subscribers to the sub4yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
AWCF are asking people to suggest names for these two new puppies - any suggestions? • image credit: Pete Lindsey4yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
To National Hyena Day, artist Heather Irvine painted something special4yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/hyenas
Lapalala den - getting out of the den is easy, getting back in requires a bit of thought.4yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Another image of painted wolves running with horses | source: Okavango Horse Safaris4yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Drawing by Lin Barrie for the book 'Painted Wolves: A Wild Dog's Life' | photo credit: Nick Dyer4yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
‘The great escape’ - a few minutes ago on the Lapalala den camera.4yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
This is what a plane load of painted wolves (and one human) looks like | source: Endangered Wildlife Trust4yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
How many puppies??? African Wildlife Conservation Fund are challenging eagle eyed fans.3yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Wood carvings of painted wolves created at the Iganyana Art Center in Zimbabwe | photo: Painted Dog Conservation UK4yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Painted wolf in Ulusaba, South Africa • credit: Anthony Goldman3yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Who guessed correctly? Seronera’s puppies have surfaced at last - eleven of them :) • credit: Dom Behr4yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Painted wolves fitted with an anti-snare collar have an 85% chance of survival compared to 15% without one. Thank you to teachers, pupils and visitors of Aeres MBO Barneveld in the Netherlands, who, in conjunction with Stichting PDC NL, raised enough funds this week for four new collars!4yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Showing the typical body language when hyenas and lycanons discuss whose turn it is to exit | source: African Wildlife Conservation Fund4yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Caught on camera trap in Chinko in the Central African Republic, one of the last remaining strongholds in all of West and Central Africa. See comment for further details.4yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
I think we had a post about this toothy individual before if anyone can find it 📸 Sabre Meeser2yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
South Africa's most endangered large carnivore, Lycaon pictus, known by many names. Can anyone help out with literal translations of indigenous names into English?3yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/southafrica
Wildlife ACT in action - and more good news: they, too have just announced that they have received first phase emergency funding from the TUSK Wildlife Ranger Challenge Fund!3yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
🔥 Playful African painted wolf puppies - still less than a month old 🔥4yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
🔥 Two beautiful African painted wolf youngsters | photo by Brendon Jennings4yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
These two much maligned species both contribute significantly towards a healthy ecosystem | photo credit: Nicholas Dyer4yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
The very first cake day of /r/PaintedWolves!!! Come and celebrate with us!!!4yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Perth based Painted Dog Conservation Inc. raised a phenomenal $30,000AU in their recent 'Evening of Art and Conservation' fundraiser - wow! Thank you Perth!5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/perth
Introducing Jessi and Natasha - the amazing K9 members of Painted Dog Conservation Zimbabwe's anti-poaching unit.5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/dogswithjobs
Brown hyena fluff ball playing outside den | credit: Jens Cullmann5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/hyenas
Those long, sinewy legs work hard - African painted wolves range over large territories of up to 2,000sq km | image credit: Anthony Brewer5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/Awwducational
News has come from Zimbabwe that Tammy, daughter of the famous Tait, has succumbed to wounds sustained in a fight | Tribute by Painted Wolf Foundation trustee Nicholas Dyer, who also took this image, in comment4yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
‘Today, I will be a vegetarian...’ | credit: Jens Cullmann5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Hope this is allowed... need space so a lot of books have to go. Anyone in the UK interested in buying the complete SoT series? Debt of Bones included as well. £20 plus postage3yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/SwordOfTruth
We are only a few subscribers away from 1000. I thought I'd post one of my all-time favourite images of a painted wolf to get there in style | credit: Nick Dyer5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
African wild dogs aka Painted Wolves are unique amongst social carnivores for letting young pups feed first from a kill and also in the way they will look after injured or old members of the pack.5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/Awwducational
🔥 Two Painted Wolves dancing 🔥 one Nick Dyer’s amazing images of this highly endangered species5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
Painted wolf having his eyes tested | credit: Jens Cullmann5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
PDC UK will be at the 'Let's Rock The Moor' festival in Cookham, Berkshire this Saturday 18th | Snare-wire art, bead art as well as the cuddly soft toy Tait will be on sale. Say hi to the hard-working volunteers and ask them about the work of Painted Dog Conservation in Zimbabwe!5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Swiss police ‘Kombi-Hund’ trained as service dog and sniffer dog5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/dogswithjobs
Natasha and her handler Xavier of the PDC Zimbabwe Anti-Poaching Unit at work5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/dogswithjobs
First Friday of every month has been declared National Clean-up Day in Zimbabwe - here members of Painted Dog Conservation join local school in this month’s litter bust. Need a national day like it everywhere!5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/enviroaction
K9 patrol members Jessie and Natasha of the Painted Dog Conservation Anti Poaching Unit in Zimbabwe5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/BelgianMalinois
Painted wolf puppy | credit: Nicholas Dyer/Painted Wolf Foundation5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
African painted dogs quite commonly range 20-30kms in a day with one pack in Zimbabwe having been recorded as having traveled 43kms in two and a half hours with full stomachs bringing food back to the den.5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/Awwducational
Typical hyena and painted wolf aka African wild dog encounter | credit: Jens Cullmann5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
African painted wolves dividing up dinner | credit: Nicholas Dyer5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/natureismetal
Could painted wolf puppies have been the real inspiration for teddy bears? | credit: Gus van Dyke5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Blacktip, the painted wolf alpha female from the Dynasties series | credit: Nicholas Dyer5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Painted wolf aka African wild dog in urgent need of a bath | credit: Nicholas Dyer5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Current cover stars of African Wildlife Conservation Fund FB page. AWCF have just published biannual newsletter. Link in comment.5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Painted wolves having fun | credit: mjclaase for Botswana Predator Conservation Trust5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Two gorgeous painted wolves are the current cover pic of Botswana Predator Conservation Trust FB page | credit: mjclaase5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Spot the missing leg. Just a few days after successful amputation the alpha female ran 5km over rough terrain to rejoin her pack. | Link to report in comment. | image credit: Gavino Palmas5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
A pensive painted wolf | credit: original painting by Aexandra Schmiedebach5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Two painted wolves, one impala - what happened next? | credit: Jens Cullmann5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
What makes me think that this painted wolf wants a belly scratch?! | credit: Anthony Brewer5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Getting mobbed by the kids | credit for this beautiful image of painted wolves goes to Nick Dyer5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/AnimalsBeingMoms
Newly formed Miloyte pack on the banks of the Luangwa observing hippo | credit: M. Becker/Zambian Carnivore Programme5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Anti-poaching K9 patrol dogs going on awareness roadshow in Zimbabwe5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/dogswithjobs
Feeding time for painted wolf puppies | credit: African Wildlife Conservation Fund5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
When there are no crocs about, painted wolves love a splash | credit: mjclaase for Botswana Predator Conservation Trust5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Fantastic image from current Painted Dog Conservation Inc. campaign. The Australian charity supports six painted dog conservation projects in Zambia and Zimbabwe.5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Painted Wolves on the front cover of the November 2018 BBC Wildlife magazine!5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
First image of the new Kashawe pack - formed from Lukodet pack and Tshakangwenya pack dispersal groups | credit: Washington Moyo/Painted Dog Conservation Zimbabwe5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Image of Lycaons - suggest a caption Photographer Jens Cullmann is looking for ideas5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Shocking image of a snared puppy but this painted wolf youngster was lucky - he was rescued by Painted Dog Conservation and is now recovering in their rehabilitation facility5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Vusile - a conservation success story. PDC Zimbabwe saved the orphaned female in 2008 - she went on to become mother, grandmother, great-grandmother to over 130 painted dogs5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Those warthogs obviously did not wish to cooperate! | credit: Rory Francis and Wildlife ACT5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Wildlife Vets International in action in Zimbabwe - a far cry from the clinical environment in the UK - I was really impressed by the vets professionalism in such difficult circumstances5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/veterinaryprofession
The painted wolves enclosure at Port Lympne Reserve in Kent, UK, on a very blustery day.5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Destiny pack Zimbabwe in June 2018 | credit: Painted Dog Conservation5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Painted wolves are the stars of the current cover photo of the Zambian Carnivore Program FB Page | credit: Edward Selfe5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
PDC Anti-Poaching Unit K9 member Natasha with her handler Xavier - thanks to their team work, that's one more snare eliminated5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/germanshepherds
The Cobb at Lyme Regis Dorset - location of 'French Lieutenant's Woman' with Meryl Streep. We were told that they used a safety rope so she wouldn't get blown off the end.5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/CasualUK
555 subscribers!!! Thank you everyone for joining the pack and spreading awareness of one of Africa’s most endangered mammals!5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
News just in - Stichting Painted Dog Conservation in the Netherlands presented a massive cheque to Painted Dog Conservation in Zimbabwe at last nights fundraiser. Fantastic result!5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
A heap of painted wolves | Image credit: Painted Wolf Walk5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/TheCuddlePuddle
News has just come through from researchers in Mama Pools that Blacktip, the infamous alpha female from the Dynasties series, is missing. Keep her in your thoughts as you look at this beautiful image of the lady by Nick Dyer.5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Koennt Ihr helfen? Suche persoenliche Eindruecke von Zoos/Gehegen um die Welt fuer 'Painted Wolves' sub. Wo kann man Afrikanische Wildunde im deutschsprachigen Raum sehn? Wie viele Hunde, Art des Geheges usw... und Bilder waeren natuerlich toll. Danke :)6yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/de
This is Jonathan, the alpha male of the Mpindo pack. No one knows where he came from. Do any of you recognise his markings from other images perhaps?5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
A spot of 'puppy appeal' for Painted Dog Conservation's GivingTuesday appeal.5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
To celebrate our cake day - platinum for the best caption | Image credit: Paola Bouley4yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
I was about to throw this stone back on the beach when I turned it over...5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Painted dog sculpture made by one of the talented artists of the Iganyana craft center.5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Hand carved wooden sculpture made by Lewis at the Iganyana Art Center in Zimbabwe5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
Wildlife Vet is using someone's dining table as a makeshift operating table5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/mildlyinteresting
Looking for descriptions of African Wild Dog (aka Painted Dog aka Painted Wolf) enclosures and exhibits from around the world so I can add them to listing on /r/PaintedWolves. If you have pics - even better :)6yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/zoos
A very, very early morning last September in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe. This lioness walked past within a meter of the landrover - it was pure magic :)6yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/pics
Painted Wolves: A Wild Dog’s Life - it has arrived!!! Wow and wow again is all I can say!5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/PaintedWolves
If you were asked to name the individuals in a small pack of Painted Wolves after Malazan characters -which would you choose and why?5yr ⋅ EgweneMalazanEmpire ⋅ r/Malazan
