Members of the pack cooperate when hunting and raising their young. Normally, only the highest ranking male and female breed. However, other pack members help protect and raise the pups. Wild dogs greet one another through vocalizations, body posture, and licking. They have a ritualized midday greeting ceremony of squeaking and thrusting their muzzles into one anther's faces.
Wild dogs are vulnerable to the diseases of domestic dogs from nearby human communities.
They are also threatened by ranchers and trophy hunters. They have been clocked at running 37 miles per hour for distances over 3 miles. They also have specialized, large, bat like ears that allow for excellent auditory ability used for hunting and ritual ceremonies. This is because they are adapted to hunting at night. In the zoo, the wild dogs are part of a Species Survival Plan, which coordinates captive breeding.