The Wild Dog is also called the Cape Hunting Dog and is about the size of an Alsatian. It has a reputation for its vicious killing style. The wild dog can see best in the early mornings and evenings and therefore it does most of its hunting during those times. Their prey include springbok, blue wildebeest and impalas.

The wild dog can reach a speed of about sixty six kilometers per hour when it is chasing after its prey. When the leading dog gets tired, the another dog in the pack will take over to keep the chase going. When the prey wears out and starts to slow down, the wild dogs will move in and circle it. If it is a small animal, it will be ripped to pieces, but when chasing the larger animals, their flesh is ripped off in chunks and these animals normally run until they collapse.

Although the adults are hungry, they will let the juveniles eat first and then they will move in to have their share. The young wild dogs are constantly pampered and nurtured by their parents who cleanse them, take care of them and feed them soft meat.

Wild dogs communicate with other member of their pack by using body posture, certain calls and greeting rituals. Wild dogs are superior to hyenas and leopards and therefore can give up a killed prey to a pack of dogs.