The feeding queue of African wild dogs
Whether it’s a fancy dinner party or a routine family lunch, meals can be highly social affairs. And patterns of food sharing can shape or describe relationships. But this is not unique to humans. Despite its importance in shaping social systems, food sharing by animals that hunt in groups is not properly understood. We therefore set out to fill some of these gaps in our knowledge by recording social aspects of feeding behaviour in endangered African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) in Botswana.
SOCIAL STRUCTURE
An African wild dog pack revolves around a dominant pair
