African Dhole

The African gray wolf (Canis lupus atlas) is Africa's only gray wolf subspecies. It is indigenous to savannahs and temperate forests of Africa. It is the second largest subspecies of gray wolf. They are carnivorous, feeding mainly on gazelles, gemsboks, quaggas, elands, kudus, addaxes, dwarf giraffes, wildebeests, buffaloes, horses, zebras, warthogs, okapis, red river hogs and other herbivores. It is similar to a Mexican gray wolf, but with shorter fur, since Africa is literally a hot place to live in. Much like most gray wolf subspecies, they mainly communicate by howling. Their main rivals are African wild dogs, leopards, cheetahs and hyenas.