African Painted Dogs

Learn how zookeepers improve and enhance an animal's quality of life through our enrichment program. Enrichment in zoos is essential for enhancing animal welfare and encouraging natural behaviors and may include puzzle feeders, climbing structures, and sensory stimulation through new scents and objects. Come prepared with questions and and ask our zoo specialists anything you have in mind. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, only around 6,600 african painted dogs remain, mostly in Tanzania, northern Mozambique, and southern Africa. With an impressive 80 percent success rate, african painted dogs are among Africa’s most effective predators. Lions only prevail around 30 percent of the time.