The Wild Dog
Published on HivePostify by @ajchampz · Mon Aug 11 2025
The Wild Dog
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One of the best days of our honeymoon for me was the day we visited the wild cat rescue sancturary at Mabalingwe. And although the wild dog may not be a cat (Obviously) there were some rescue wild dogs that we got to say hi to and visit while they got fed their lunch.
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Wild dogs are very social animals and live in packs. So very similar to domesticated dogs, being very social and needing company. However, please do not think about having a wild dog as a pet, they are called wild dogs for a very good reason, they are good and fast hunters, competing with lions. So no matter how cute they are, leave them in the wild! (But enjoy these photos I managed to capture)
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I got this snap of this cheeky bugger sticking his tongue out at me!
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I also love that just like giraffes spots, the wild dogs coat are 100% unique, like our finger prints. They also make the strangest noises, I could not imagine hearing their high pitched whines and growls in the pitch dark, it is bone-chilling. They also run incredibly fast and can keep a steady pace for a long period of time, which ends up making their prey exhausted.
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I hope you all enjoyed my photos of these (not so friendly) doggos!
All photographs are copyrighted to the author AJ Champz
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