Animal Research

1. AFRICAN WILD DOG!
By: Joseph

2. What Is That?..........................................................................................................................................3
Habitat…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………4
Food………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………5
Life Cycle………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….6
Life Cycle of a Dung Beetle……………………………………………………………………………………………….7
Dung Beetle VS. African Wild Dog………………………………………………………………………………..8
Life Cycle of a Tyrannosaur………………………………………………………………………………………9
Tyrannosaur VS. African Wild Dog…………………………………………………………………………….10
Where it Lives……………………………………………………………………………………………………………11
Physical Characteristics……………………………………………………………………………………………12
Fun Facts……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….13
Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………………………………….14
Glossary…………………………………………………………………………………………………….15
Table of Contents

3. WHAT IS THAT!?
You are traveling through Africa, when an ear flicks
up beside you. You look and see a Hyena! Wait, no
a Wolf! Wait, no, WHAT IS THAT THING? It’s a Lycaon
Pictus, an African Wild Dog! And what a beautiful
animal! Now let’s see what he can do!
I see
you!

4. HABITAT
African Wild Dogs live in grasslands
in Namibia, Botswana, and South
Africa. African Wild Dogs do not
migrate. African Wild Dogs live in
arid areas.
Nice and
cozy, just
how I like
it.

5. FOOD
The African Wild Dog eats Gazelles,
Warthogs, and Rodents. The
African Wild Dogs sneak up on
prey. African Wild Dogs hunt in
packs of 12 or less members.

6. LIFE CYCLE
First, a live
pup is born
Then, at about
4-5 months the
pup is already
looking like dad! Now it’s time to
leave mom and
dad (2 years)
Bye-
Bye!
Love is in the
air! Mating
Time!(4-5 years)
The sad part
(11 years)

7. LIFE CYCLE OF A DUNG BEETLEBaby is
produced in
egg
Baby
hatched!
“Teenage”
dung beetles
go and mate
The sad
part

8. 1. Born live, not in an egg
2. Stays with its mother
and father for 2 years
3. Life span is 11 years
1. Produced in an egg
2. Mother and father
abandon eggs
3. Life span is about 3
months
1. They
both
mate
2. They
both live
on land
African Wild Dog
Dung Beetle
Both
African Wild Dog VS. Dung Beetle

9. LIFE CYCLE OF A TYRANNOSAUR
Baby is
produced in
big egg
“Tyrannobaby”
hatched!
Ready
or not,
here I
come!
Baby is now
hunting with
mama.
Now time to
leave and
mate
The sad part

10. TYRANNOSAUR VS. AFRICAN WILD DOG
1. Born in an egg
2. Lives to 70 years
1. Hunt with
parents
2. Live with
parents
for short
time
3. Mate
4. Lives on
land
1. Born live
2. Lives to 11 years
Tyrannosaur
African Wild Dog
Both

11. Where they live
African Wild Dogs live in
South Africa and areas
around it.
I’m
over
here!

12. PHYSICAL
CHARACTERISTICS
An African Wild Dog is brown,
white, and black. It has large ears
and 4 toes. It weighs 75 pounds. It
is 2-3 feet tall. It is 43 inches long.2-3
feet
43 inches

13. FUN FACTS
1. A female can give birth to a litter of 5
pups!
2. A full-grown can run 50 MPH!
3. It can climb 5 feet up trees!
4. It is a carnivore, so it only eats meat,
meat, MEAT!
5. Although African Wild Dogs do not
migrate, a lot of the food they eat does!
6. Cubs play-fight, and that teaches
them to hunt.
7. There are only about 4000 African
Wild Dogs left!
8. When a male is angry, it will show its
teeth and snarl.
9. When a female is angry, she growls
and folds her ears back.
10. It can hear a rat through 3 inches of
brush!
Don’t
mess
with me!

14. BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. www.a-z animals.com
2. www.Factsheets.org
3. Google.comsearch
4. Wildnet.orgwildlife
5. Natgeographic.com
6. www.kidsplanet.org

15. GLOSSARY
Lycaon Pictus- the scientific name for African Wild Dog
Migrate-to travel a long distance to get away from something
Arid-hot and dry
Produced-to be created
Life span- how long something lives
Snarl-a noise similar to a growl
Brush-dry plants and grass
Mate-breed
Hmm…
Now what
does that
mean?