Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) group attacking Cape Warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus), Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa

Tony Heald / African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) portrait. Chobe National Park Botswana. Digitally enhanced sepia image.

Bence Mate / African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) juveniles playing with the leg of an impala, trying to drag it in three different directions. Mkuze, South Africa. Commended in Glanzlichter photo competition 2020.

Karine Aigner / Portrait of an African wild dog (Lycaon Pictus) running on green grass, Zimbabwe.

Bence Mate / African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) play fighting, Mkuze, South Africa

Neil Aldridge / African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) blurred motion photograph, Save Valley Conservancy, Zimbabwe.

Neil Aldridge / African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) pup peers around the base of a giant baobab tree on Save Valley Conservancy. Zimbabwe.

Wim van den Heever / African Wild dogs or Cape hunting dogs (Lycaon pictus) at close range taken from ground level, Zimanga Private Game Reserve, South Africa.

Wim van den Heever / African wilddog (Lycaon pictus) portrait, with another dog in the background. Okavango Delta, Botswana.

Laurent Geslin / African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) portrait, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Laurent Geslin / African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) portrait, Okavango Delta, Botswana.

Laurent Geslin / African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) with pups, Okavango Delta, Botswana.

Laurent Geslin / African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) with pup, Okavango Delta, Botswana.

Laurent Geslin / African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) interacting with pups age two months, okavango delta, Botswana

Roland Seitre / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) running, native to Africa

Neil Aldridge / Portrait of an African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) wearing a radio collar in dense mopane bushveld, Venetia Limpopo Nature Reserve, Limpopo Province, South Africa, February 2010.

Suzi Eszterhas / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) pack attacking Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus), northern Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) pack attacking Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus), northern Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) pack attacking Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus), northern Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) pack attacking Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus), northern Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus), northern Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) six to eight week old pup running, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus), Okavango Delta, Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) six to eight week old pup, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Richard Du Toit / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) portrait, Chobe National Park, Botswana

Richard Du Toit / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) portrait, Moremi Wildlife Reserve, Botswana

Richard Du Toit / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) pair laying in green grass of summer, endangered, Savuti, Chobe National Park, Botswana

Pete Oxford / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) portrait, endangered, Africa

Richard Du Toit / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) pair playing, Chobe National Park, Botswana

Richard Du Toit / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) pair playing, Chobe National Park, Botswana

Mitsuaki Iwago / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) calling, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Tony Heald / African wild dogs hunting {Lycaon pictus} Mana Pools NP Zimbabwe, Africa

Jabruson / African wild dog hunting wildebeest, Serengeti NP, Tanzania. Sequence 3

Jabruson / African wild dog hunting wildebeest, Serengeti NP, Tanzania. Sequence 2

Jabruson / African wild dog pack {Lycaon pictus} attack Wildebeest {Connochaetus taurinus} Serengeti NP, Tanzania

Jabruson / African wild dog hunting wildebeest, Serengeti NP, Tanzania. Sequence 1

Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) group surrounding Cape Warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus), Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) group attacking Cape Warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus), Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) running, Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa

Eric Baccega / African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) male, portrait. Beauval Zoo Parc, France. Captive.

Tony Heald / African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Tony Heald / African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) eating an Impala (Aepyceros melampus) Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Staffan Widstrand / African Wild Dog / Painted Dog pack (Lycaon pictus) eating carcass, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / African Wild Dog / Painted Dog, (Lycaon pictus) group running, blurred motion, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / African Wild Dog / Painted Dog, (Lycaon pictus) looking at camera, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / African Wild Dog / Painted Dog, (Lycaon pictus) feeding on carcass, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / African Wild Dog / Painted Dog, (Lycaon pictus) Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / African Wild Dog / Painted Dog, (Lycaon pictus) standing alert whilst other are rest, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / African Wild Dog / Painted Dog, (Lycaon pictus) eating a Warthog, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / African Wild Dog / Painted Dog, (Lycaon pictus) group resting, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / African Wild Dog / Painted Dog, (Lycaon pictus) walking, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / African Wild Dog / Painted Dog, (Lycaon pictus) Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / African Wild Dog / Painted Dog, (Lycaon pictus) playing, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / African Wild Dogs / Painted Dogs, (Lycaon pictus) running and playing, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / African Wild Dog / Painted Dog, (Lycaon pictus) stretching, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / African Wild Dog / Painted Dog, (Lycaon pictus) two running soft focus. Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / African Wild Dog / Painted Dog, (Lycaon pictus) walking, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / African Wild Dog / Painted Dog, (Lycaon pictus) together with guide Dean Wraith, at Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / African Wild Dog / Painted Dog, (Lycaon pictus) group playing, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / African Wild Dog / Painted Dog, (Lycaon pictus) fighting over prey, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) portrait, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Ann & Steve Toon / African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) running, blurred motion, Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, August

Winfried Wisniewski / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) with old Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) skull, Lake Masek, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Winfried Wisniewski / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus), Lake Masek, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Winfried Wisniewski / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus), Lake Masek, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Winfried Wisniewski / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) pack, Lake Masek, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Winfried Wisniewski / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) stretching, Lake Masek, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Winfried Wisniewski / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) pair greeting, Lake Masek, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Karine Aigner / African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) four pups play with a piece of regurgitated meat. Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve, Zimbabwe.

Karine Aigner / African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) walking alongside a pup carrying regurgitated food. Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve, Zimbabwe.

Karine Aigner / African wild dog (lycaon pictus) watching as two of the pack's pups play. Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve, Zimbabwe.

Karine Aigner / African wild dog (lycaon pictus) alpha female regurgitating food for her young pups. Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve, Zimbabwe.

Karine Aigner / African wild dog (lycaon pictus) pups playing with a stick. Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve, Zimbabwe.

Karine Aigner / African wild dog (lycaon pictus) pups playing with a stick. Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve, Zimbabwe.

Karine Aigner / Portrait of an African wild dog (lycaon pictus) pup. Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve, Zimbabwe.

Karine Aigner / Portrait of two curious African wild dog (lycaon pictus) pups. Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve, Zimbabwe.

Karine Aigner / African wild dog (lycaon pictus) pups play before dark, walking in formation like the adults do. Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve, Zimbabwe.

Karine Aigner / African wild dog (lycaon pictus) pups playing Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve, Zimbabwe.

Karine Aigner / Three African wild dog (lycaon pictus) pups. Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve, Zimbabwe.

Karine Aigner / Slow shutter portrait of an African wild dog (Lycaon pictus). Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve, Zimbabwe.

Karine Aigner / African wild dog (lycaon pictus) bends down in a playful 'attack' pose. Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve, Zimbabwe.

Karine Aigner / African wild dog (lycaon pictus) carries a pup from its pack. Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve, Zimbabwe.

Karine Aigner / African wild dog (Lycaon Pictus) pups wait for the rest of the pack to lead the way. Mana Pools, Zimbabwe.

Karine Aigner / African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) covered in mud after bathing in it. Zimbabwe.

Karine Aigner / African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) ears, Zimbabwe.

Karine Aigner / Portrait of a young African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) amongst its pack. Zimbabwe.

Karine Aigner / African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) of the same pack playing and greeting each other. Zimbabwe

Karine Aigner / Two African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) grooming each other during social time after a hunt. Zimbabwe.

Karine Aigner / African wild dogs (Lycaon Pictus) pack killing a newborn Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) calf, Zimbabwe.

Karine Aigner / Pack of African wild dogs (Lycaon Pictus) attacking newborn Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) calf near its mother. Zimbabwe.

Karine Aigner / African wild dogs (Lycaon Pictus) surround a newborn Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) calf and its mother. Zimbabwe.

Karine Aigner / African wild dog (Lycaon Pictus) chasing a pack member to steal it's prey. Zimbabwe.

Karine Aigner / African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) pups playing and greeting each other during social time after a hunt. Zimbabwe.

Karine Aigner / African wild dog pups (Lycaon Pictus) looking at the camera. Zimbabwe.

Karine Aigner / African wild dog (Lycaon Pictus) pups at dusk and looking around for the adults. Mana Pools, Zimbabwe.