Africa’s Wild Dogs – A Survival Story, Jocelin Kagan, Penguin Random House, ISBN: 9781913159191
THE books is a large-format photographic celebration of one of the continent’s most charismatic and endangered predators. With roughly 6 600 wild dogs left in Africa today, wildlife photographer, Jocelin Kagan has made it her mission to bring the extraordinary lives of these often misunderstood and maligned animals into the spotlight.
Her remarkable images reveal interactions between the animals that are rarely seen. Her personal observations are supported by the insights of an array of scientific experts, who weigh in and discuss the fascinating behaviour and pack dynamics of the efficient hunters.
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They are nomadic predators with territories that range thousands of kilometres. Wild dogs hunt co-operatively, preying on small herbivores. They are non-confrontational, smart and sociable, and form complex and close family bonds, as is revealed in this fascinating book.
Now restricted to small populations and threatened by human persecution, diseases, habitat fragmentation, climate change and natural predation, the conservation of these dogs will be supported by the royalties earned from the sale of this book. Royalties will be donated to the Africa’s Wild Dog Survival Fund.
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