Dholes: Why the Whistles?
The first morning I met the dholes (Asian wild dogs) I would be studying during my summer fellowship at the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, two of the adult dogs were trotting around...
View ArticleNew Litter on the Block
Anastasia is a great mother to her pups. Move over, “Brangelina”–there’s a hot new couple in Southern California! And to top it all off, they are an endangered species. The San Diego Zoo Safari Park is...
View ArticleFeeling Confident in His New Digs: Dhole Explores New Habitat at San Diego...
Dholes, a wild dog from Asia, can now bee seen by visitors to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Sanuk, a five-year-old male dhole, pauses on a rocky outcropping as he explores his new three-acre habitat...
View Article11 Animals That Feast Together
Mealtime is a profoundly social activity, and humans aren’t the only species that come together to satiate their nutritional needs. As we prepare to give thanks around heaping tables of festive...
View ArticleNew Digs for Dholes
With a mixture of grace and curiosity, the pack lopes effortlessly throughout its new three-acre exhibit. Last spring, a family pack of eight Asiatic wild dogs Cuon alpinus, also called dholes...
View Article10 Dhole Puppies Arrive at the Safari Park
We just had a big “leap” forward for Chinese dholes! On Leap Day, February 29, 2016, a huge litter of TEN dhole puppies was born at an off-exhibit area at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. This is the...
View ArticleDog Days
In some ways, they act like domesticated dogs—but mostly, the members of the Canidae family that you’ll see at the San Diego Zoo and Safari Park like to keep it wild. From dholes and maned wolves to...
View ArticleNew Digs for Dholes
With a mixture of grace and curiosity, the pack lopes effortlessly throughout its new three-acre exhibit. Last spring, a family pack of eight Asiatic wild dogs Cuon alpinus, also called dholes...
View Article10 Dhole Puppies Arrive at the Safari Park
We just had a big “leap” forward for Chinese dholes! On Leap Day, February 29, 2016, a huge litter of TEN dhole puppies was born at an off-exhibit area at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. This is the...
View ArticleDog Days
In some ways, they act like domesticated dogs—but mostly, the members of the Canidae family that you’ll see at the San Diego Zoo and Safari Park like to keep it wild. From dholes and maned wolves to...
View ArticleFabulous Fathers in the Animal Kingdom
As we celebrate fatherhood and paternal bonds this Father’s Day, it is a good time to reflect on the kindness, commitment, wisdom, and countless other qualities that human males can transmit to their...
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