Hyena vs. Wild Dog: Size Wild dogs and hyenas are easily mistaken for one another, but the hyena is a larger creature. The hyena weighs up to 190 lbs, measures around five feet in length, and ...

The African wild dog is one of Africa's most endangered predators. African wild dogs are highly elusive, avoiding human contact and utilizing vast, remote territories to remain out of sight ...

Wild dogs and hyenas hunt for similar prey, which puts them at odds in competition for resources. Both are carnivores and will eat animals such as impala, rodents, snakes, and warthogs.

African wild dogs are carnivores always thought to hunt in packs. But new DNA analysis has found they also eat small birds and hares and may hunt alone.