Solving the mystery of Serengeti's vanishing wild dogs
January 31, 2019
In 1991, a strange thing happened in the wilds of Tanzania's Serengeti National Park.
The Serengeti, a World Heritage Site, is home to a spectacular range of carnivores, from lions to cheetahs and more. And with more than 1.5 million zebras, wildebeests and gazelles making annual migrations across the park, there's plenty of food for them to feast on.
One of the park's lesser-known predators is the African wild dog, Lycaon pictus. These are not feral family pets, but an entirely separate species. Researchers started tracking wild dog numbers in 1964, and over the years, have watched as the numbers of wild dogs in the park dwindled.
But in 1991, the dogs simply disappeared from the Serengeti plains, and a huge scientific debate ensued.
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