Painted Dog | 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 pups are ready to

perky pile of pups the pups are ready to

perky pile of pups the pups are ready to leave the Burrow and join the pack until

leave the Burrow and join the pack until

leave the Burrow and join the pack until now

now

now the mothers hadn’t let anyone near the

the mothers hadn’t let anyone near the

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

pups but now the whole pack can welcome

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

the new arrivals this is when the social

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

structure shifts into an extreme

structure shifts into an extreme matriarchy not only is the dominant

matriarchy not only is the dominant

matriarchy not only is the dominant female in charge in general she now also

female in charge in general she now also

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

takes charge of all the pups of all the

takes charge of all the pups of all the mothers in fact the dominant mother is

mothers in fact the dominant mother is

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

the only one allowed to nurse all the

the only one allowed to nurse all the cups of all the females who gave birth

cups of all the females who gave birth

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

this doesn’t sit so well with the other

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

mothers to be shut out this early and

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

this completely no more nuzzling no more

this completely no more nuzzling no more licking their wounds ha ha I don’t think

licking their wounds ha ha I don’t think

licking their wounds ha ha I don’t think so one of the disgruntled moms decides

so one of the disgruntled moms decides

so one of the disgruntled moms decides to take matters into her own mouth she

to take matters into her own mouth she

to take matters into her own mouth she kidnaps a puffer and absconds women she

kidnaps a puffer and absconds women she

kidnaps a puffer and absconds women she in the cohort carry it back to another

in the cohort carry it back to another

in the cohort carry it back to another borough of course the dominant female

borough of course the dominant female

borough of course the dominant female wouldn’t be the dominant female if she

wouldn’t be the dominant female if she

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

let pack members get away with

let pack members get away with shenanigans like this she drives off

shenanigans like this she drives off

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

these rabble-rousers and then three

these rabble-rousers and then three kidnaps the errant cock what a woman

kidnaps the errant cock what a woman

kidnaps the errant cock what a woman bold as an action hero while nursing

bold as an action hero while nursing

bold as an action hero while nursing this and twenty other cups this has

this and twenty other cups this has

this and twenty other cups this has gotta be your mother of the year