Theguardian iconTheguardianSep 17, 2026 ~1 min source read

‘Like a Disney movie’: Three wild dog brothers make Africa’s longest journey

They dodge cars and hunters in search of a new life, navigating bushmeat snares and the hostility of a human-dominated landscape until they find a new haven on the African savannah. The brothers travelled more than 2,500 miles (4,100km) over eight months in their "dispersal" – when a young dog comes of age and must establish new territory to find a mate and start a family of their own.

‘Like a Disney movie’: Three wild dog brothers make Africa’s longest journey

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They dodge cars and hunters in search of a new life, navigating bushmeat snares and the hostility of a human-dominated landscape until they find a new haven on the African savannah.

The brothers travelled more than 2,500 miles (4,100km) over eight months in their "dispersal" – when a young dog comes of age and must establish new territory to find a mate and start a family of their own.

As three siblings came of age and had to leave their pack, scientists tracked the dogs' perilous 2,500-mile odyssey to find their own territory It sounds like a Disney movie: three wild dogs, all brothers,...

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They dodge cars and hunters in search of a new life, navigating bushmeat snares and the hostility of a human-dominated landscape until they find a new haven on the African savannah. The brothers travelled more than 2,500 miles (4,100km) over eight months in their "dispersal" – when a young dog comes of age and must establish new territory to find a mate and start a family of their own. As three siblings came of age and had to leave their pack, scientists tracked the dogs' perilous 2,500-mile odyssey to find their own territory It sounds like a Disney movie: three wild dogs, all brothers, on an epic journey to find a home of their own after their family tells them to leave.

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As three siblings came of age and had to leave their pack, scientists tracked the dogs' perilous 2,500-mile odyssey to find their own territory It sounds like a Disney movie: three wild dogs, all brothers, on an epic journey to find a home of their own after their family tells them to leave.

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