Rarely-captured scenes show a pack of painted wolves – the same African wild dogs set to be featured on David Attenborough’s Dynasties this weekend – hunting baboons, for the first time.
A baboon is cornered by a pack of wild dogs who are Africa’s most efficient predator and capable of running at speeds of 44mph
A Blacktip puppy seems to be having fun playing with the head of a baboon after members of his pack have ravaged the body of the captured baboon
A baboon near the banks of the Zambezi river in Zimbabwe is seen running from a pack of African wild dogs who have changed their diets
The painted wolves have finally captured their prey and take what appears to be their first bite of the doomed baboon following a chase
According to the scientific community the painted wolves are eating a baboon after changing their diets, something never before witnessed by experts
‘The baboon population was exploding in the area and they were destroying birdlife and damaging the local ecosystem.
‘And while the pictures look really macabre, the puppies are just having lots of fun like your dog does when it runs around with a soft toy.’
A pack of African wild dogs captured in the remote Mana Pools of Zimbabwe with one in particular demonstrating his ferocity among the group
A macabre close up of the African wolf with the head of the baboon in his mouth displayed like a trophy
Following the chase and their meal of a primate the pack beginning relaxing on the banks of the Zambezi river and seem to display joy
The population of the African wild dogs has depleted in recent years with 6,500 currently in existence due to habitat loss causing by human over population and disease
Wild dogs and their pups are beginning to thrive despite being targeted by lions who will kill as many as possible to reduce competition for food and space