April 30, 2014 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- African painted dogs are some of the most critically endangered animals on the planet, but there is hope for saving these wild creatures. This week conservationists, ...

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A northern Indiana zoo welcomed three new members, who are growing with the help of a golden retriever. The African painted dog pups, an endangered species, were born Sept. 28 at ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WKRC) - Three new residents at a zoo in Indiana are thriving, despite their early struggles and unconventional family. The Potawatomi Zoo recently welcomed three African painted dog ...

An Indiana zoo recently welcomed a litter of endangered African painted dogs. Only three survived thanks to an unlikely surrogate mother. While African painted dogs usually live with a pack of ...

The first time I ever saw a dingo I was completely shocked. They looked no different, to my estimation, than the kind of mixed-breed mutts I was used to coming across in the pound. And that made ...

After a "challenging start," African painted dog pups Blue, Red, and Orange are looking forward to a "successful future," the Potawatomi Zoo said Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Every dog has its day, someone once said, and that will be the case this Saturday at the Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center. World African Painted Dog Day will be celebrated from 9 ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - The Potawatomi Zoo says its new African painted dog pups finally have names! The three dogs — who had been identified by zoo staff as Blue, Red, and Orange since birth — are ...

Jata, a 7-year-old African painted dog in residence at the Dallas Zoo, died June 29 from presumed kidney failure. Courtesy of the Dallas Zoo Jata, a 7-year-old African painted dog in residence at the ...

An Indiana zoo recently welcomed a litter of endangered African painted dogs. Only three survived thanks to an unlikely surrogate mother. While African painted dogs usually live with a pack of ...