The hunting success rate of wild dogs is up to about 80%.

In the natural wilderness of Africa, wild dogs are a prominent force, even notorious predators such as lions, hyenas, leopards, and crocodiles must be somewhat wary of them.

Wild dogs’ confidence comes from the highest hunting rate they have in Africa.

African wild dogs can be said to be artisans in coordinated hunting. Not only that, each individual has extremely high personal skills, discipline, and cohesion.

According to statistics from scientists, wild dogs have the strongest bite among carnivorous mammals.

Combining all of the above factors has created a united, strong wild dog community that is a threat to any animal species in Africa.

When hunting, wild dogs often gather in large groups of about 20 animals and can together take down prey many times larger than them, such as zebras and wildebeests.

A pack of wild dogs in the wild.

With good eyesight and endurance, wild dogs can continuously pursue prey within a radius of 8 km with the fastest speed of up to 66 km/h.

Normally, they will chase their prey until they are exhausted and collapse, no longer able to fight back, and then kill them.

To be able to hunt a large prey, members of the herd need to have smooth coordination, separate the prey from its herd, and then attack in full force.

But the statistics are only true in ideal hunting conditions, with a full range of prey species, and in the dry season, wild dogs can hardly use all their skill sets. The story below is an example.

CF Truter, Madikwe’s tour guide, witnessed the entire incident.

The antelope was forced to swim close to the dam.

When the sun began to peek out of the dark night, shining the first sparkling rays of light on the plains, it was also the time when Truter and his friends began to set out to search for the stray dogs.

It didn’t take long for everyone’s efforts to pay off. Before everyone’s eyes, a pack of wild dogs was creeping through the bushes, a clear look of hunting.

However, the pack of wild dogs moved too fast and soon disappeared from the sight of the tourists. Judging that the dogs might run to the dam ahead, the group got into their car to chase.

Upon arriving, the sight of a pack of wild dogs surrounding an antelope before their eyes made everyone extremely excited. The hunt begins!

Panicked, the antelope chose to jump into the river. A few wild dogs immediately jumped into the water, chasing the antelope swimming towards the dam, where its comrades were waiting.

When the gazelle swims closer, the job of handling the exhausted prey becomes all too easy. The antelope’s fate has been decided.