#africa hunts

[gamehuntingsafaris-tamlyn]

https://www.gamehuntingsafaris.com

[docileeffects]

[life-on-our-planet]

"The golden mole is completely blind, but there's nothing to see underground anyway. Instead it has superb hearing. Its entire head acts as an amplifier that picks up vibrations through the sand. So to locate prey on the surface of the dunes it has, paradoxically, to thrust its face into the dune." David Attenborough for BBC

[mammalianmammals]

African Wild Dog aka Cape Hunting Dog (Lycaon pictus) in hot pursuit of an impala, family Canidae, Kruger National Park, South Africa.

ENDANGERED.

photograph by Chris Jolley @cdj_photo

[digitalfountains]

Martha Hunt by Bryce Thompson

- GQ South Africa, November 2017

[snototter]

An African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) in South Luangwa, Zambia, Africa

by Fabrice Stoger

[clwhowrites]

Prompt 8/9/24

A cowboy, disgraced samurai, pirate, and cockney thief meet in a jail in Cape Colony in Southern Africa (what is now South Africa). None of them know each other but they are all there chasing the same man.

[vertigoartgore]

2003's Black Panther Vol.3 #58 (LGY : #73) cover by Liam Sharp.

[offorestsongs]

everytime somebody calls Rook French i have to stop myself from having category 9 pedantic fun ruiner moment

[realfuurikuuri]

I Reviewed 5 Furry Anime You MUST Watch

[loveisinthebat]

A Fearsome Fluff

[bookrat]

Due to an unprecedented new organizational technique(making a folder labeled 'old2022' instead of 'old7'), this year I can easily look back on everything I made and put my favorites into list format according to how much serotonin they deliver when I look at them. This is truly the most objective and important of categorical characteristics.

5. Little punk compsognathid

4. Sinosauropteryx bust

3. Terrestrisuchus

2. Nothronychus

Little Etsy raptor

[life-on-our-planet]

Thanks to a radio collar and night-vision cameras, we can watch a black-footed cat hunting. They're renowned for their skill, with a 60% rate of success hitting their target. ©Nature on PBS

[lost-lycaon]

How do you like your ribs?

[digitalfountains]

Martha Hunt by Bryce Thompson

- GQ South Africa, November 2017

[pleistocene-pride]

The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus), also known as the painted dog, or Cape hunting dog, is a wild canine native to sub-Saharan Africa where they tend to prefer savannahs and scrublands, though there are some that inhabit wetlands, woodlands and montane areas. African wild dogs are a highly social diurnal species which lives in permanent packs of 2 to upwards of 25 individuals typically lead by the oldest female. Capable of reaching upwards of 40mph, African wild dogs are remarkable persistence hunters known for running large prey down over long distances. Said prey include various antelope and gazelle species, warthogs, wildebeest, hares, cane rats, African porcupine, bat-eared foxes, lizards, zebras, and cape buffalo. African wild dogs are themselves occasionally preyed upon by lions, spotted hyenas, and crocodiles. Reaching around 24 to 30 inches (60 to 75cms) tall at the shoulders, 39 to 60 inches (100 to 153cms) in length, and 40 to 80lbs (18 to 36kg) in weight, the African wild dog is a solidly built canine notable for being comparatively lean and tall, with oversized ears and missing dewclaws. The fur of the African wild dog differs significantly from that of other canids, consisting entirely of stiff bristle-hairs with no underfur. Adults gradually lose their fur as they age, with older individuals being almost naked. Coloration may vary considerable between individuals usually being a mix of yellows, browns, oranges, blacks, and whites. Breeding may occur year round and after a 69 to 73 day pregnancy a mother will give birth to 6 to 16 pups. At around 3 weeks the pups venture out of the den and met the rest of the pack. Once the pups reach the age of eight to 10 weeks, the pack fully abandons the den and the young follow the adults during hunts. The youngest pack members are permitted to eat first on kills, a privilege which ends once they become yearlings. Under ideal conditions an African wild dog may live up to 15 years.