The Incredible Power of a Pack of Wild Dogs | Our World

in a wild dog pack tensions Run High two females are at each other's throats the source of their conflict puppies can the Two Sisters overcome their differences in time to protect their young family for over 50 years survival has captured spectacular images of the natural world now we use the the very best to bring you stories of animals as they could occur in the wild Alpha is the queen of her pack in hunting dog Society a single pair male and female call the shots normally only the Ala female breeds but in this pack a dilemma is arising alfa's sister beats is also pregnant the pack has one other female a niece called Blanca with a distinguishing white patch there are also four males led by boss Alpha's mate Alpha's 3 week old litter of tiny pups has just left the den for the first time on the plains of East Africa there are many dangers and much competition for for food this is a land of predators the hunting dogs have one key competitor it's a bit of a lookalike but although hyenas resemble dogs they are not related they are the last survivors of an ancient line of predators like the dogs they are pack hunters and live in tightly bonded social groups they too are led by a female in fact for hyena as all males are subservient to all females this hyena Clan is also bringing up the Next Generation like the hunting dogs hyenas have great stamina and work together in packs to bring down their large prey but they too face some stiff competition the lion the so-called king of beasts is also one of the best thieves in their business Lions would rather steal a Kill from others than go hunting themselves luckily there is plenty of food to go around more than 3 million wilderbeast zebra and gazel use the planes to feed and raise families of Their Own [Music] wilderbeast spread out to enjoy the fresh grass growth the long-faced topi is a close relative of the wilderbeast and like its ungainly cousin TS in great herds to the Lush grasslands to raise their young females separate off from the main herd to give birth birthing is one of the most dangerous times for these Antelope so they need it to be over quickly the mother cleans the baby to remove any traces of afterbirth that might alert a predator to its [Music] whereabouts she will keep her Cal immaculate complely clean it soon Finds Its feet and within a few days its mother will take it back to the safety of the herd right now the wilderbeast migration is underway and the antelope p through in seemingly endless [Music] streams it marks the start of a period of Plenty the perfect time for the hunting dogs to raise their pups Peter has just given birth herce blaner is first on the scene excited by the new arrivals she can hear yapping from the newborn pups on the ground alfha has also noticed the change and leaves her own pups unattended while she goes to investigate even though they assists beta throws herself down in submission to keep the peace everyone in the pack has to suck up to Alpha while Mom's out of the way Blanca can't resist visiting Alpha's pups she's approaching maturity herself and seems very keen to nurture her maternal instincts though she's nervous that Alpha might not appreciate the attention beta is doing everything she can to appease her sister cowering whimpering staying as low to the ground as possible she's worried about her new litter and with good reason Alpha does not like to share the maternal role she runs at blaner to drive her from the pups the young female shakes her head apologetically but the apology is not enough alfha and her mate the boss decide to punish her for her actions Alpha's pups are out of bounds and wber Tides any hunting dog that inters Blanca will have to contain her enthusiasm for now but then a surprise Alpha boldly carries her pups one by one to her sister beta's Den beta stands tense and Powerless the other females in the pack are baffled as Alpha goes back and forth moving each of the pups it's a takeover Alpha is taking over her den and the litter within this is puppy napping packs of hunting dogs have only one leader in this pack it's Alpha only she is allowed to have puppies but her sister beta has dared to give birth in retaliation Alpha has taken taken her litter to beta's den to use it as her own shutting beta out this puts her in charge of not only her litter but Bea too Alpha Rules no one is allowed to forget that Blanca's Keen to help out with the pups but it looks like she's going to have to wait her turn beta cow head down ears lowered as she moves to see if her puppies are all right but to get to them she has to confront her sister she is powerless Alpha has taken over both litters and her decision is [Music] final Lanka offers some support to the worried mother but it won't distract beta she's fixed on the den worried for her [Music] puppies Alpha moves her nine puppies One By One beta can only watch Alpha now has a combined litter of 13 an unusually large number of pups but she's not the only new mom all across the plains animals are starting families there is a reason for this careful timing the sky is darkened by storm clouds the rainy season will bring changes to all of the Predators on the plains there is no shelter here from the heavy showers the hunting dogs sit them [Music] out [Music] [Music] but when the sunshine Returns the pack stretch their legs the ever attentive and would be motherly blaner keeps foror beta [Music] company she seems to cheer her ant up alfha doesn't have time for play She's a full-time Mom though she has the support of the boss and the rest of the pack alpha greets her mates in the usual fashion with lots of mouth licking as the dominant pair they regularly Mark the territory as theirs the boss puts his scent on top of Alphas scent marking with urine stops the rest of the clan from breaking rank it's enough to stop others breaking dog etiquette and challenging their Authority the rest of the Pack's getting quite excitable to work as a pack hunting dogs have to coordinate their moods all this licking is setting a tone getting all of the dogs energized and ready for action they are preparing for a [Music] hunt Alpha won't join the hunt this time the pups are too young to be left alone the dog's tactics are to work as a team taking it in turns to drive the prey until it's finally worn down hunting dogs are longdistance Runners they increase their speed to 30 mph and will sustain it for several [Music] miles tirelessly they drive the herd looking for any signs of [Music] weakness Peter's locked on the drama and folding across the valley but can't quite tear herself from the [Music] den like running a relay the dogs take turns leading at speed so that none's [Music] high a Target is singled out and isolated the dogs clamp their Vice likee Jaws onto its rear end trying to weigh it down whilst avoiding its dangerous horns the frightened and Confused animal will quickly be on the ground its end is near the dogs kill by tearing apart their victims something that looks cruel but is actually a fast and efficient death they wolf their food each dog can eat a third of its body weight in one sitting they Gorge themselves ready to carry the food back to the [Music] den each Predator has a different tactic for hunting while the dogs boldly run straight in a hyena tries a sneakier [Music] approach prey animals are good at reading a predator's Body Language they can usually tell whether an animal is hunting or already full but the hyena tries to fool them by faking this interest his intention is to casually get within Striking [Music] Distance he makes several attempts but the topi aren't falling for it hunting alone he doesn't want to risk a running with those powerful horns so he goes in search of easier prey back at the den and beta watches anxiously as Alpha suckles the pups Peter's puppies are 3 weeks younger than Alphas the size difference is clear and now the little ones struggle to compete with their older cousins for a tee Beer's clearly worried that her pups are going [Music] hungry but when the Elder litter have finished her pups get their chance for the first time since the Takeover Peter is able to [Music] relax she shakes her head and Wags at Alpha trying to get into her sister's good books she then bravely moves to the den hoping to suckle her own [Music] pops Alpha is not impressed her frightened sister cowers on the ground to [Music] apologize Alpha rounds up both litters at this age the youngsters are still vulnerable to other predators and while the rest of the pack is away hunting the den is particularly at [Music] risk their greatest enemy the spotted hyena the powerful Predator has picked up a scent little pups could make for an easy target were it not for their Guardians the Cavalry arrive just in the nick of [Applause] time the pack wants to make sure this hyena gets the message this is one meal it cannot [Music] have [Applause] [Music] Blan is especially aggressive in defending her family again they go for the sensitive backside [Music] hyenas have the most powerful bite but this one's [Music] [Music] outnumbered [Music] [Music] once they feel they made their point they back down the hyena was lucky to escape with its life that was one lesson it won't forget in a hurry the hyena attack has unsettled Alpha and she decides to move the puppies to a new Den it seems that Alpha doesn't have much experience or at least skill in moving [Music] pops Peter watches her every [Music] move trouble arrives in the form of a band of zebra Alpha carries on regardless her pup literally out on a limb the stallion doesn't appreciate her precarious position hunting dogs often kills EAS so he doesn't want them hanging around near his herd the pups instinctively freeze when grasped to make them easier to carry no matter how uncomfortable the ride Peter's concerned about the unfolding drama and tries to help but she has even less experience than her sister the beused PFF patiently holds its pose blaner is not going to pick up any baby care tips today she seems to have figured it out but it may be too late she's been spotted by her control freak sister [Music] once again beta's maternal role has been robbed from her the family rest recovering still from the drama of the hunt Alpha enthusiastically greets her mate she begs chirping and keeping her head low to the [Music] ground having doubled her litter size she has no time to feed herself and as is losing weight to milk production but in hunting dog Society hups eat first every member of the pack regurgitates some of its last meal for the pups ala is so hungry that she even takes a little from her daughter's mouth beta is not worried about feeding herself she's too busy monitoring the situation making sure her younger pups are getting their share of the meat the smallest is barely half the size of its lates but it seems to be holding its own the diligent pack is bringing home plenty of food for them all the pups eat so much they can barely [Music] move lying on your back is nice and comfy but difficult to get up [Music] from being stuck Belly Up makes this pup an irresistible Target for its younger [Music] cousins looking more like a colony of seals than a litter of puppies the bloated babies relax and digest they are growing fast thanks to the combined efforts of the [Music] pack a white-naped raven comes to inspect the engorged [Music] bodies the pups barely must the energy to see it [Music] [Applause] [Music] off [Music] just when Retreat seems in order Alpha steps in out on the plains there is is a constant movement of game the herd's endless wanderings prevent any one area from becoming overgrazed many of the animals have babies including the delicate Thompson's gazel predators are quick to pick up movement or scent so the mother has cleaned the baby and leaves it Motionless in the grass to hide from danger but periodically the nervous mother must return to feed her baby each meal reveals the location of the th something keen-eyed predators are quick to pick up [Music] on the hyena again prowls the herds the mother tries to leave before it's found out but too late it spotted the baby when gazel give birth their baby life Frozen on the ground hoping to escape attention but once a hyena has found it there is little it can [Music] do the Frantic gazelle mother does her best to get between the hyena and the th though it's only a few days old the pH can already wheel and turn and gives the Predator a run for its money but hyenas have great stamina and the th eventually begins to [Music] Tire it's not much of a meal but the successful hunt has drawn other members of the clan vultures too drop in to take advantage of his labor but by the time they arrive at the Kill The Loner has run into a problem it was long thought that hyenas were Lo scavengers stealing food from more worthy Predators like the lion but in fact it's more often the other way around the clown watch as their dinner disappears but at least by not meddling with the lion they will live to hunt another day back at the Den Blan seems excited watching Auntie Alpha feeding her huge litter though the pups are readily eating solids they still rely heavily on their mother's milk at least now beer smaller pups are big enough to reach Alpha's pups are 5 weeks old and will only be allowed to suckle for a few more days with so many pups clambering around her belly Alfa is not being being particularly alert but her niece Blanka has noticed that something's not right at the [Music] Den there are faint sounds of distress coming from underground she tilts her radar ears trying to locate the infant a tunnel has collapsed and a puppy is trapped within [Music] it Alpha finally notices Blanca's distress and takes over she's a strong digger the pup's okay but it's not [Music] moving she gives it the once over it's shaken but not hurt after the distress of almost losing a pub Alpha's had a change of heart she invites Blanca to join the pups blanka's a bit taken back and double checks with Mom before piling in for some puppy loving Blanka is in her element finally the chance she has been waiting for to fulfill her maternal instincts but it only fuels Beer's anguish half of these pups are [Music] hers a cousin is playing with the puppies but she's not allowed anywhere near them with blanket in charge alfha has taken a well earned rest beer sees an opportunity and cautiously sneaks up up to greet her own pups contact for the first time in [Music] weeks amazingly Alpha even leaves the den joining the other adults for once Bea is allowed in Peter surrounds herself with her young family reunited at last but there is a final sad twist for this mother that never was because she has been separated from her pups for so long her milk has dried up she invites them to suckle but there is nothing there luckily the pups are old enough to be weaned anyway but beta has missed out on the experience of being a mother with the pups less dependent on her ala is free to leave them for short periods and joins the rest of the pack on a hunt this time their Quarry is the timid and nimble-footed Thompson's gazelle the sharp eyed gazel are usually quick to spot the dog's approach and sound the alarm the dogs Cher to one another coordinating their attack Blan is a fast runner and takes the lead these healthy gazelle bucks are in their Prime they saw the hunting dogs coming from afar and now perform a behavior called stotting they are flaunting themselves in view of the dogs to say I'm healthy and alert and you have no chance of catching me the pack knows not to waste their time on the Bucks it's the delicate FS they are after the hunting dog pack needs to take food back to the den they've targeted baby gazelle the Frantic mother circles trying to draw the dogs away but she's powerless to stop [Music] them it's over in seconds a meal this size won't last long but while there is still young antelope on the plains the dogs and other Predators will be able to feed frequently while the pack hunts beta is left in charge of the den her whole manner is changed relaxed and free to spend time with her pups at [Music] last the rest of the pack don't hurry home wellfed they play these social periods help reaffirm the bonds that bind them so tightly [Music] [Music] together it's early morning by the time the pack returns home the air fit with fog Alpha is first back and we ggat meat to the [Music] pups Peter joins the puppies in begging blank ifm [Music] scraps Alpha seems happy to leave her sister in charge and retires to the den perhaps boyed by the new responsibility beta makes a bold [Music] move she starts Gathering her pups and moving them to a separate [Music] [Laughter] [Music] Den she's almost got the last of her family 50 yards away from the rest of the clan but then Alpha wakes up Peter is full of excitement at her accomplishments and Bounds up to Alpha and her mate as she goes to collect the last of her pups Alpha stands squarely between the dens Alpha has taken about all she can stand [Music] [Music] Peter watches distraught as once again Alpha rounds up her own puppies and moves them to Beer's Den [Music] for the first time the puppies are expected to move themselves it's a daunting experience but summoned by their mother they obediently follow the new Den is huge one that's been used by the pack over many [Music] generations it's full of Chambers and tunnels a fantastic playground for the pups to [Music] explore there are tight tunnels to squeeze into and even archers providing welcome [Music] shade Alfa is starting to find the 13 sets of sharp teeth a bit much to bear she's ready to wean the [Music] pups making a break from the tiny Terrors she approaches her sister beter as usual greets her submissively keeping low tail wagging mouth licking and the appeasement seems to work the sisters seem to have drawn a [Music] truce beter will now have free reain to visit her pups and take part in the babysitting [Music] duties a peaceful Unity Des Sense on the pack but not all families are as [Music] comfortable at the hyena Den bellies rumble the pups here are also growing fast but it's putting heavy Demand on their mother the pack need to make a kill so the animals split up into foraging parties to look for food the male spots some sparring topi the big bulls are so engrossed in their fighting that they barely notice their approach [Music] but outwitted again the antelope bound off showing off to him with their [Music] stamina it doesn't take long before they are back squabbling amongst themselves the hungry hyena wanders on but soon another family on the Move catches his eye he spotted the hunting dog pack they too are on the [Music] attack though they are the most efficient of predators their kills barely D the 2 million strong wilderbeast population hunting dogs are well named here they have a 70% success rate this time it's a young wilderbeast that they have targeted and the whole pack works together to pull that Ray down [Music] but the commotion has not gone unnoticed the Scout from the hyena Clan is out on patrol it boldly goes in for a share a move it may soon regret PA of the pack holds on to that kill while the others see off the thief [Music] and then United in their success all of the adults Feast wild dogs are one of the few predators that freely share their food without scrapping on the vast open Plains it's hard to keep a prize like this a secret vultures can spot feeding opportunities from many away and quickly descend one bird dropping in is seen by others and soon dozens of the Scavengers hover around the pack the largest Majestic lapid face vulture Glides in on 10t wings these huge birds struck with somber Elegance posturing to intimidate the competition as they take over the kill the dogs are not ready to welcome the feathered wake trying to see off The Uninvited dinner [Music] guests the line of undertakers move in for the final postmortem though there isn't much [Music] left triumphantly the pack returns to their den now that the pups are 7 weeks old they confidently leave the safety of the den and run to greet their [Music] parents the pups roll around submissively begging for food licking and nipping at the adults mouths it's an overenthusiastic greeting some of the adults are forced to crouch to reduce the badgering eventually the pup's persistence pays off with some regurgitated meat they don't seem to mind sloppy seconds [Music] the adults have found a shady place for a nap but there's no escaping the puppy's needle sharp teeth the little ones went out puppy power summer has taken its toll on the grassland and the Plante eaters are forced to abandon the plains in search of fresh grazing gradually the Sea of antelope disperses leaving only [Music] stragglers the hunting dogs are preparing for a new season the puppy's playground is little more than a dust [Music] bowl it's time for the family to move Alpha will leave them on a 3mon round trip following the [Music] herds the puppies must say goodbye to their first home to become Nomads of the Plains Alpha will always lead but for now at least the sisters unite to provide for and protect the pups [Music] hunting dogs are endangered but thanks to their cooperation this pack goes from strength to strength holding their place as a beautiful social and dramatic predator of the Plains

Channel: Our World

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Length: 47min 30sec (2850 seconds)

Published: Thu Apr 25 2024