The second-largest continent in the world is home to many African dog breeds that have since been exported all over the world. Most African dog breeds were originally working dogs, which is something ...

Basenjis are among the dog breeds most closely related to wolves, and are considered to be the oldest dog breed in the world – vying with the akita inu for such a title. They have been found to share ...

LUSAKA, Sept 15 (Reuters) - African wild dogs can travel more than 4,000 km (2,500 miles) across the continent to find mates, ...

A hybrid breeding approach has the potential to accelerate genetic diversity and help produce disease-resistant pups every year. Adobe Stock Scientists from the Institute for Breeding Rare and ...

Rhodesian Ridgeback dogs are fast and adaptable dogs from southern Africa. Rhodesian ridgebacks are known as an all-purpose “Renaissance hound.” They have a defined ridge or strip of hair that grows ...

Six African painted dog pups were recently born at the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden, zoo officials have announced. The dogs were born on November 5 and 6 to first-time mother Pele, a ...

In 2021, a three-year-old female African wild dog spent a year travelling more than 2,300 kilometres across southern Africa. She climbed in and out of the Rift Valley in Zambia, swimming rivers, ...