African Wild Dog

How many African wild dogs exist in the world? As reported in Animal Planet, there are about 3,000 to 5,500 African wild dog’s left in the wild. Their scientific name is “Lycaon pictus”. Size wise, the African wild dog is roughly the same size as a 6ft tall man. To identify the African wild dog look for fur that is mottled with brown, yellow, black, and white patches. They have large ears that look like Mickey mouse ears. Their eyes have large dark circles around them and the average African wild dog has four toes instead of the average, which is five. There are only 3,000 to 5,500 African wild dogs left. Is it possible for humans to try to save them or will they make this situation worse? African wild dogs live in sub-Saharan Africa. They usually live in packs in the open plains or on the Savanna. They prey…

Imagine this, African Wild Dogs dying off because of farmers. Farmers are killing them because they’re afraid they will take their livestock. African Wild Dogs dying because they don’t have enough room in the wild. Why are we letting this happen? How can we stop it? The African wild dog, a highly intelligent animal, is an endangered species in sub-Saharan Africa that we need to help. In this essay you will learn about the African wild dog and how it survives in the wild. The African Wild Dog…

Their babies are called pups just like dogs There is twice as many males born than females. Their ears are so big because they need them to go hunting and so they can hear their predators coming close by Their legs are long and their jaw is very strong/ large Their ears are like bat ears They live/ hunt in a pack of six to twenty African Wild Dogs They never show aggression to their friends, family or any one of them Each pack has two leaders a female and male which are the power couple of the…

The African wild dog also called the “Cape hunting dog” is becoming a vanishing dog in southern and eastern parts of Africa, being one of the world's most critically endangered animals for twenty years. The only places in the world the African wild dogs would survive in, are parts of Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, Swaziland, and in the Transvaal of South Africa. You will find them roaming in savannas, grasslands and open woodlands where their prey usually is. Studies show that this wild dog is…

The African Wild dog, scientifically known as Lycaon pictus is a candid found only in Africa. It is most commonly found in areas of dry Savannah or dense forest in areas such as Zimbabwe, Botswana, Niger, and Kenya. The African wild dogs are often called the cape hunting dog, or the painted dog which comes from its Latin name. The earliest written reference to the species comes from Oppian who wrote of the Thoa, a hybrid between the wolf and the panther. The wild dog was a very confusing animal…

Path To Deterioration American author, Cassia Leo, once wrote, “The quickest path to self-destruction is to push away the people around you” (Leo). Leo is claiming that loneliness easily causes the destruction of a human. In Jon Krakauer’s novel Into the Wild, he showcases a similar opinion on solitude through the story of Chris McCandless. Chris McCandless runs away from his family and former life to start one of his own, by himself, in the Alaskan wilderness. Similarly, in Ray Bradbury’s novel…

To crave is to feel a powerful desire for something. This is an emotion each and every human has known. Much of the time as individuals mature, they experience a craving for a sense of their own identity. Into the Wild is a non fiction book by Jon Krakauer about Christopher McCandless and his journey as he discovered who he was, independently from his family. For the majority of his youth Chris idolized non-conformist authors such as Henry David Thoreau, Jack London, and Leo Tolstoy who…

In this essay, there will be four of the main articles discussed in my English class and how each of these articles show relation to the essential question “What is success?” These passages include, “Into The Wild,” by Jon Krakauer, which shows success by introducing Chris McCandless and how he had shown his success by leaving home and setting out into the wild to live a successful life in his terms.“Nature,” by Ralph Waldo Emerson, shows how the author believes success is the natural and calm…

Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer is a biography. A young man named Christopher Johnson McCandless takes a journey to Alaska to get away from the society and people in his life, like his family. Chris goes to Alaska with no money and the bare necessities to survive in the wilderness. Chris dies because he ended up needing the items he did not have, but Chris did and experienced a lot before he died. Chris makes an identity, which is being stubborn, ungrateful, and only depends on himself and that…

While reading both, “Into the Wild”, and “Tuesdays with Morrie”, I have realized that both have shared a theme of personal fulfillment shown through the characters. Chris McCandless and Morrie Schwartz show personal fulfillment in unique ways. Personal fulfillment is when you feel like you achieved something great in your life. You can also feel satisfied with yourself or your life and feel happiness. Chris wasn’t very happy growing up because of the way his lifestyle was with his parents. He…