Some facts that may help with the sim. now i am so excited and CAN'T WAIT for this sim to be up and running! i think everyone should watch it on bbc iplayer'
Wild dog facts - running with wild dogs (incredible animal journeys)
- Botswana - Okavango delta (still surviving)
- takes three days to travel from Botswana to Okavango (wild dog country)
- punter and jones (wild dogs) travelling to find mates
- Chesney (used to be leader but a younger stronger male took place)
- cats overrule dogs - big cats feed on them
- packs are big extended families to protect
- lioness hunting wild dog (single, neglected dogs are more likely to die)
- cover huge distances (40km every day - full marathon)
- for humans to track in first place need a full military style operation
- when Chesney was driven out of pack four other dogs went with him, 4 Chesney's kids (pups)
- often has scars from hunting and big cats
- all about raising pups
- on the move all the time incase of predictors
- cat eat dog world in Botswana
- dogs leave on this journey at a young age to find a mate
- fierce protectors of young siblings and successful hunters (punter and jones)
- dogs lap up the rain water and play in it
- dogs need full focus when predators about
- dogs stop moving once a year to have pups and make burrows
- only dominate female gives birth. Other dogs help with food and care
- staying in one place exposes pack to predators (mortal enemy : lions)
- more than half of wild dog pups are killed by lions
- story: scree broke his leg badly which would spell death for most AWDs but scree lived 2 years later he's still alive. Pack care for him - food and waiting and protecting)
- eat as fast as possible most prey are taken by predators
- lead dogs running around scanning, the young pups leaping about not knowing what they're doing. Chaotic.
- until recently dogs were hunted down by man, 10s of thousands now tiny population remains in various places
- Chesney started new pack and got 2 females to mate
- punter and jones pack - dominated female got pregnant, ranks closed, whole pack helps her.
Some facts may be repeated but I hope you can use these!!!! If you need anything explaining about my note taking I will gladly explain. If a member of staff uses this ill be happy to know that you have.
