‘A good way to die’: triumph and tragedy among dispersing African wild dogs
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“A pack of African wild dogs completed a record-breaking 4,100-kilometer journey across Zambia in search of mates. The study highlights the extreme distances these animals travel through fragmented landscapes.”
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