The animals are colourful carnivores that occur across Africa and hunt large prey like wildebeest, zebra and impala.
They are recognisable from their fluffy white tails, tri-coloured coats and big Micky-Mouse ears.
The African painted dog’s scientific name isLycaon pictus, translating to ‘painted’ in Latin and ‘wolf-like creature’ in Greek and they are neither wolf or dog.
The animal preferred habitat is savanna shrubland, grassland, forest and semi-desert.
Whilst the African painted dog is mostly found in savanna and arid areas, they tend to avoid forest areas because of their hunting preferences.
However, they will travel to all areas in pursuit of their prey and have been documented in forests and wetlands throughout Africa.
African painted dogs live in packs of 30 or more and only the dominant male and female breed, however, the whole pack takes care of the young.
There were some rare sightings in Kidepo National Park
