African wild dog

Key facts

• African wild dog lives in Botswana, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, and South Africa.
• Group: Mammals.
• It weighs about 25 kg (55.1 lb).
• A typical adult is about 130 cm (51.2 in) long.
• It lives about 11 years.
• Diet: carnivore.
• Habitat: savanna.
• African wild dogs are also called painted dogs, because no two coats have the same pattern.