Verdict: carrot
Is there a single more attractive animal in this part of the world than the African Wild Dog? The gleaming eyes, the radar-detector ears, the look of sharp intelligence,the bizarre, always different patterning of the black, white and tan coat, the skittish playfulness and highly sociable nature,the clean white plume of the tail – all combine in a dramatic whole.
But whether you call it the Cape Hunting Dog, the Painted Wolf, the Wildehond or !//haru, makanyane, matlhalerwa, amankensthane or mahlolwa, the animal combines the unusual distinction of being both the most successful hunter in Africa, yet most endangered
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