In the fiercely competitive African savannah, the "second brother of Africa" spotted mane dog can be described as a very representative animal. They are known for their powerful bite-force jaws that can crush bones and for their infamous housekeeping skills of "pulling out the anus". Its bite force is second only to that of saltwater crocodiles and great white sharks, but it also has amazing endurance, intelligence and courage! Often grab a piece of the food caught by lions, leopards.
Maned dogs are always mistaken for canines because they are easy to understand literally and look very similar to canines. But from the perspective of biological classification, the name and appearance are not the decisive factors of what subjects they belong to, what really determines their genes. After in-depth research on genes, scientists have found that their relationship with civet cats, badgers and cats is far closer than that of canines, so maned dogs belong to the cat type.
Maned dogs are known to be social animals, but in their populations they are led by females, which is very different from other social animals led by males. However, as a social animal, the maned dog is hunted in a unique way. In the process of hunting large animals, because the opponent is too large, they can not effectively carry out deadly attacks.
Therefore, they generally divide into two ways, one way in front of each other to attract attention and the other way to take advantage of their innate advantages in the rear----- the jaw of the powerful bite force tore at each other's anus until the anus was torn, the intestines were pulled out and finally slowly died. And this is also known as the extraction, although this process is very cruel but has to be said to be very effective! For example, the African buffalo, who is known for its hot temper, this is a fierce role that is not easy for even an entire lion herd to take. But in the face of the "second brother of Africa", he can only resign himself to fate.
So what animal will make the "second brother of Africa" avoid seeing it?
1. In fact, the maned dog is very afraid of lions, especially the male lion, if the two narrow roads meet, the maned dog can only avoid how far to avoid how far to avoid, after all, in terms of size and strength is not a level, and there is also a "feud" between the two races as long as there is an opportunity to bite each other's cubs to reduce the potential threat to themselves.
2. The Nile crocodile, known as the "river overlord", as an ancient reptile that can be the same era as the dinosaurs more than 200 million years ago, even lions do not dare to easily provoke, like most land animals, the Nile crocodile will also catch, kill and eat the maned dog that swims in the water and drinks water by the river. Because the maned dog in the water does not have the strength and opportunity to fight the Nile crocodile. After all, the power of "death rolling" cannot be underestimated.
Summary: In fact, maned dogs are still very smart, because they are opportunists. This unique wisdom allows them to use the opportunity to create opportunities, think and evaluate the rewards and risks of things, making them an interesting and important ecological niche in nature. Elephants, giraffes, hippos, rhinos and many other animals can scare a maned dog, what do you think of that? Welcome to leave a comment!