Three Wild Dogs Made a Record-Breaking Trek Across Zambia, Traveling More Than 2,500 Miles in Search of Mates
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“Three wild dogs in Zambia completed a 2,500-mile journey in search of mates, marking the longest recorded movement by any African mammal.”
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