Panther
Wild Dog
4 years Years old
Panther was named due to the beautiful rosettes on his fore limbs. Panther has been the alpha male of the Chipangali experimental pack right from the start; he is taller than the rest, and initially when the pack was made up of seven members, at feeding time Panther would catch the meat that was thrown over the enclosure fence and distribute it among the members of the pack. After all the members had their food, he would then settle down with his portion. However, since the release of four of the members* he has changed his generous nature; and now takes 1st helpings. There are times when there is excess meat; in which case he devours it all himself whilst trying to ignore the rest of the pack's pestering for a share.
Panther would like to thank you so much for adopting him and ensuring his survival & the survival of his species as a whole.
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In June of 2003, Chipangali was contacted one Saturday afternoon by a lady who advised us that she had found five Wild dog puppies, at the Ascot Race Course, in the middle of Bulawayo city.
At first it seemed impossible, and we dismissed it as a hoax. But the lady persisted, and so we advised her to kindly take the pups to our Town Office. We suspected that Viv would soon identify them as ordinary township dogs. But not 15 minutes later, we had Viv's wife, Paddy on the phone, excitedly asking us to come and collect five Wild dog pups which had been dropped off! Incredibly, there they were. After de-worming, de-fleaing & giving them a general check over for any external parasites or any other ailments, they were placed in the nursery.
Three days later we got another phone call from a resident in the Bulawayo area, advising us that she had found two wild dog pups, in a patch of bush in the Woodlands suburb. On collection we judged that the pups had to be from the same litter as they were the same age - around 3 - 4 months old. What happened to the mother, and why she hid her puppies in an urban area, remains a mystery.
The pups were initially fed cows’ milk and Pronutro mixed together with chopped up raw meat, from a saucer. Feeding time was often a humorous and fun filled event, with the seven puppies being able to devour their supper in a matter of seconds - a true Wild dog characteristic. Later on, they were introduced to larger chunks of meat whereupon they were able to tear and rip off mouth size bites of meat.
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