This Hyena Was Cornered By A Pack Of Wild Dogs, But What It Does Next Is Genius

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Dogs? What with the tails.

Quote: Evenbob

Dogs? What with the tails.

Yes, and they also only have 4 toes.

The tails are basically to help them when they are hunting. It makes it easy to quickly see where the rest of your pack is located in the brush. Their prey is almost always too large for just one dog to take down, so they have to coordinate their attack.

The "genius" move by the hyena seems to me less about intelligence, but who is the most desperate. The prospect of death concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Does that breed of dog have a name? I
wonder if any have been domesticated.

Quote: Evenbob

Does that breed of dog have a name? I
wonder if any have been domesticated.

Basenji's were bred from stock that originated in central Africa. It is one of 9 breeds that the AKC used to "ancient breeds" because they were believed to exist for more than 500 years. The AKC does not use the term any longer as it may not be scientifically accurate.

Domesticated dogs could be more than 30,000 years old, and have long been depicted in ancient. However the first identifiable "breed" is depicted on stoneware about 3000 years ago (a greyhound type dog). Most of the modern breeds have existed in the last 7 centuries.

The African wild dog was first written about 1700 years ago where it was thought to resemble both a wolf and leopard. The evolutionary process that created them is not well known, but I think the word "breed" refers only to domesticated dogs.

Although they are called "dogs" in reality the word is loosely used for many wild canids including wolves, dholes, jackals, coyotes, and many more.

Although many animals can be trained not to attack humans, the species is not considered domestic.

Quote: Pacomartin

What the hyena did

Jumped in water until the dogs left

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None of the dogs pictured look anything like
the dogs attacking the hyena. Where is the
splendid coloring and the white tipped tail.

Quote: Evenbob

None of the dogs pictured look anything like the dogs attacking the hyena.

The Basenji is the closest domestic dog to the Wild African dog, but they are different species entirely. Basically the closest relative to the domestic dog is the gray wolf, and the second closest is the coyote. Despite the Wild African Dog being called a dog, it is actually a more distant relative to the domestic dog than the other two species.

Close relatives to domestic dog

1. African wild dog
2. Dhole
3. Ethiopian wolf
4. Coyote
5. Gray wolf
6. Dog
7. Golden jackal
8. Black-backed jackal
9. Side-striped jackal

This animal is also called a "dog" (or a Bush dog), but it is even more distantly related to the domestic dog.