The alpha female is the leader of the pack. She and her alpha male have a very close bond. I've only seen a few YouTube videos on the interaction between these two but they're truly adorable. The alpha male shows so much care for his alpha female. He is very attentive and protective of her before, during, and after her pregnancy. He walks closely behind her, keeps close to her while they sleep, and gets so uncomfortable and paces while she yelps as she goes into labor.
Once found all over Africa, the painted dog is now only found in a few patches of places all across Africa and is considered endangered due to loss of land, vulnerability to diseases, and being hunted and killed to prevent livestock loss. To learn more, please check out my sources: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/a/african-wild-dog/ https://www.painteddog.org/ https://www.bbcearth.com/blog/?article=whats-in-a-name-why-we-call-them-painted-wolves https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/painted-dog https://wildlifeact.com/blog/african-wild-dog-behaviour-monitoring-conservation/ Videos https://youtu.be/Lt0Yc_x30l8 https://youtu.be/Yge0YYSNit0 https://youtu.be/CSrqCUdRKjg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSrqCUdRKjg&t=184s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82kQTkWnKwg&t=28s
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