Wild dogs are certainly in my view one of the most fascinating of the African predators. They are critically endangered, and therefore not often seen. A pack of wild dogs requires a huge area to supply the resources they need, 20 000 to 25 000 hectares, and therefore there are not many reserves or protected areas large enough to support wild dogs. Wild dogs have a very efficient hunting method with a high success rate in comparison with the other predators. They literally run their prey to exhaustion. Once the prey is on the run, the wild dogs will chase it at a steady pace until they catch up, and start to tear the prey to pieces. From our perspective it may appear “cruel”, but in effect the kill is extremely effective, and the prey animal is killed and devoured in little time by a pack of wild dogs. This is unlike predators that kill by strangulation e.g. cheetah, and the prey animal may take longer to die. In certain reserves, such as Madikwe Game Reserve, the wild dogs have learnt to chase their prey and corner it up against fences, and the prey animal has no way to escape. A particular lodge in Madikwe had frequent visuals of such kills against the lodge fences from a wild dog pack that was resident in the area. A pack of wild dogs will hunt almost every day, and especially so when there are hungry pups to be fed. Depending on the season, the dogs will set out to hunt at almost the same time every day. During full moon though, we often did not get to see the dogs as they would hunt at night rather than during the day.