Painted Dogs | National Geographic

you’re invited to a coming-out party

you’re invited to a coming-out party here in the Okavango Delta in Botswana

here in the Okavango Delta in Botswana

here in the Okavango Delta in Botswana Africa three weeks ago these wild

Africa three weeks ago these wild

Africa three weeks ago these wild painted dog mothers gave birth to a

painted dog mothers gave birth to a

painted dog mothers gave birth to a perky pile of pups the pucks are ready

perky pile of pups the pucks are ready

perky pile of pups the pucks are ready to leave the borough and join the pack

until now the mothers hadn’t let anyone

until now the mothers hadn’t let anyone near the pups but now the whole pack can

near the pups but now the whole pack can

near the pups but now the whole pack can welcome the new arrivals this is when

welcome the new arrivals this is when

welcome the new arrivals this is when the social structure shifts into an

the social structure shifts into an

the social structure shifts into an extreme matriarchy not only is the

extreme matriarchy not only is the

extreme matriarchy not only is the dominant female in charge in general she

dominant female in charge in general she

dominant female in charge in general she now also takes charge of all the pups of

now also takes charge of all the pups of

now also takes charge of all the pups of all the mothers in fact the dominant

all the mothers in fact the dominant

all the mothers in fact the dominant mother is the only one allowed to nurse

mother is the only one allowed to nurse

mother is the only one allowed to nurse all the pups of all the females who gave

all the pups of all the females who gave

all the pups of all the females who gave birth in this case that’s 21 hungry

birth in this case that’s 21 hungry

birth in this case that’s 21 hungry mouths this doesn’t sit so well with the

mouths this doesn’t sit so well with the

mouths this doesn’t sit so well with the other mothers to be shut out this early

other mothers to be shut out this early

other mothers to be shut out this early and this completely no more nuzzling no

and this completely no more nuzzling no

and this completely no more nuzzling no more licking their wounds too huh I

more licking their wounds too huh I

more licking their wounds too huh I don’t think so one of the disgruntled

don’t think so one of the disgruntled

don’t think so one of the disgruntled moms decides to take matters into her

moms decides to take matters into her

moms decides to take matters into her own mouth she kidnapped a pub and

own mouth she kidnapped a pub and

own mouth she kidnapped a pub and absconds with it she and a cohort carry

absconds with it she and a cohort carry

absconds with it she and a cohort carry it back to another borough of course the

it back to another borough of course the

it back to another borough of course the dominant female wouldn’t be the dominant

dominant female wouldn’t be the dominant

dominant female wouldn’t be the dominant female if she let pack members get away

female if she let pack members get away

female if she let pack members get away with shenanigans like this she drives

with shenanigans like this she drives

with shenanigans like this she drives off these rabble-rousers and then three

off these rabble-rousers and then three

off these rabble-rousers and then three kidnaps the errant cop what a woman bold

kidnaps the errant cop what a woman bold

kidnaps the errant cop what a woman bold as an action hero while nursing this and

as an action hero while nursing this and

as an action hero while nursing this and 20 other cops this has got to be your

20 other cops this has got to be your

20 other cops this has got to be your mother of the year