By Jonathan
Amos BBC Science Correspondent
9 November
2018
They are
stunning; there's no question. And the name, "painted wolves", seems
so apt.
Their
dappled tan and black fur, shot through with flashes of white, dazzles in the
sunlight.
You're going
to become very familiar with these creatures; you may even fall in love with
them, because they will feature in David
Attenborough's new blockbuster TV series, Dynasties.
The BBC
spent months filming the endangered African wild dogs of Mana Pools National
Park in Zimbabwe, and wildlife photographer Nick
Dyer says viewers will be enthralled by the result.
The former
London fund manager and marketing executive now dedicates his time and his
camera to promoting the animals' conservation, walking with three packs as they
roam the floodplain of the Zambezi River.
"During
the day, they're mostly asleep but when they wake up, they leap and dance with
absolute joy," he tells me. "They have this great social bonding
thing we call a greeting ceremony. They're so full of play, especially with
their pups, so they're always chasing and pulling each other's tails, which is
really great fun to watch."
The first
thing you need to know about painted wolves is that they're not wolves, nor, as
their more boring name suggests, are they dogs.
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