Well, well, well, the Sugar gang wasn't the only pack to recently travel to LA – a pair of African Wild dogs are now calling the Los Angeles Zoo home! The striking brother and sister duo are just over a year old and have spent the past month getting used to their new home after coming all the way from NY's Bronx Zoo. Learn why their presence is so special (and see another piccy) when you read more.
For the first time in nearly 40 years these tri-colored pups are residing at this zoo – in fact, they're just two of under 150 African Wild Dogs in zoos across the entire country! These dogs are part of an aggressive plan to try and preserve the species through the Species Survival Plan Program (SSP). This program tracks a species’ genetic ancestry – if the Zoo receives a breeding recommendation, the American Zoological Association (AZA) would help locate suitable mates for the brother or sister and then exchange that animal with the LA Zoo so quality breeding programs could continue for the endangered creatures.
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That dog is so cute! It has some skinny legs though
Too bad
it's wild.
1Very interesting looking. I haven't decided if I think it's cute or not cute.
2That is the neatest looking dog I have ever seen. It looks like the one has hooves in the head-on shot.
3Definatley cool looking
4that picture is beautiful
5keeping them preserved in a zoo may keep their species alive a little longer but for what? For us to look at while they live boring and unhappy lives? They would definitely rather stay in the wild, and whether they are cute or not isn't really relevant. They would bite you with a quickness before you put a sweater on them, and they don't want boring dinners fed to them out of a bowl.
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