Jane Goodall and the Wild Dogs of Africa

Jane Goodall and the Wild Dogs of Africa
Jane, Grub and Hugo follow a pack of Wild Dogs.
The heart-breaking "Story of Solo" was derived from this film.

[@jeremyboot1513]

Watched this as a 5 year old in 1974. I've never forgotten it.

[@debmercer1944]

I first saw this incredible film when it was originally released, and completely fell in love with that plucky scrap of a puppy, Solo. Her story made such an impression on me that I bought the book about her early life, and her stubborn struggle to survive, also. I longed to be able to rewatch the documentary, and searched for it - in vain - over the years. To be able to see it again, and share Solo's moving story once more, is just wonderful. Thank you so, so much for posting this.

[@domainofthesun4400]

Do you know how long I've been waiting to see this again? THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@imacjason]

You're Very Welcome. Its tragic that these landmark films have not been officially released since the late 70's.

[@gavinedinburgh]

Saw this 45+ years ago on the BBC's World About Us...have checked KZbin regularly since it came into being. At last! Thank you!

[@justaguy4real]

@@gavinedinburgh wow it's that old? So they long gone, Havoc, Angel, Brutus, the pups, all of them have

[@keithrose6931]

@@gavinedinburgh God was it really that long ago ? The amount of people I've told about this programme.

[@briva]

Me too! I tell everyone about this. Unforgettable.

[@allstarpterosaur850]

The painted wolf (also called the African wild dog) is my second favorite animal of all. It’s so amazing how an animal can be both a highly efficient pack hunter yet a caring and nurturing caretaker of the rest of the pack. It’s really sad that they’re highly endangered, rarer than lions, elephants, and even both species of African rhinoceros. Only 6,600 painted wolves are left in the wild. 300 of them are left in Serengeti National Park in Tanzania.

[@ethanrobinson3106]

Truly deeply agree with you

[@rosastaalsen4349]

One of my most favorite doc! Can’t count how many times I viewed this awesome video. I longed to find out what happened to Solo. She is definitely a savior.

[@lauraschmidt4197]

Thank you so much for posting this. It was one of my favorites as a child. I have mentioned this little known episode to others and I am so glad it’s available. I met Jane Goodall which was a dream of mine. This story of Solo always inspired me. Thank you again!

[@stupidpdj]

I remember this from almost 50 years ago, and still remember how I felt bad about how Angel and her pups were treated.

[@TheSanityInspector]

Same! Glad I found this after all these years.

[@lynnleigha580]

Wild dogs make the cutest sounds

[@nikkikennedy8728]

OMG I was so fucking happy that they rescued Solo from certain death😭 I'm bawling my eyes out seeing her being accepted into a new family.

[@randomguy1050]

but poor Angel for not letting her carry solo cause of Havoc

[@justaguy4real]

9:45 so gentle with the pups, yet so ferocious with Angel

[@froggie6311]

i came here after reading the book: 'Solo: The Story of an African Wild Dog' by Hugo Van Lawick .. the book is good as it goes into more depth about everything

[@5150show]

I did my English project on this documentary for Mrs Dent

[@aVerveQuest]

The other fantastic wild dog documentary also pertains to a wild dog named solo, the last of her pack she ends up befriending a family of jackals and a hyena of high rank, add hunts along with them to survive. It like this is truly an amazing documentary

[@allstarpterosaur850]

Thank you so much for uploading this!

[@lpellett429]

I remember watching this when I was a young girl I cried like a baby because havoc was so mean to angel and what Solo was going thru... Thanks for uploading it....didn't Jane Goodell also do another special on baboons??

[@imacjason]

you mean this one? kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoi3YoKpbZV-m7s

[@lpellett429]

@@imacjason awesome...thank you! No believes me that Jane Goodell did anything other than chimps....which I knew she had because I wanted to be just like her when I was grew up so was aware of everything(or mostly everything) she was doing... Thanks again!

[@aminumuhammad4266]

Beautiful, so heart warming. What a nice family!.

[@justaguy4real]

24:00 poor thing, if she submissed any lower she'd be underground

[@MrPauloj45]

Amazing! Sweet Angel, poor Solo.

[@samanthav8728]

Aaaaaw, poor Angel!

[@justaguy4real]

So heartbroken every time i see Angel neglected and sad. Like i wonder what she's actually thinking at 20:25, surely something sad

[@justaguy4real]

8:18 people watch this and observe nature, but they're really not seeing the actual depth of the matter and extreme fear within angel of havoc and the torment she endures, for simply doing what nature wanted, her to give offspring and procreate. an innocent victim of circumstances. poor thing

[@basslover48]

Angel was run off because she was pregnant and normally only the alpha female has pups. And they will kill the other's pups.

[@dizzy1369]

Wow, havoc is a bully. I thought keeping the pack numbers up and strong was most important with these guys but apparently she never got that memo.

[@JeanettLou]

Meisterwerk.❤

[@aVerveQuest]

Amazing I've watched dozens of documentaries on wild dogs and have never seen them spawn kill. Is this because it's rare or because KZbin documentaries are such crap?

[@lynnleigha580]

Good call, Goodall

[@justaguy4real]

8:05 this is so frustrating. ok sure I get it, they're telling a story. but the scenes are not even in chronological order. the whole video is totally mismatched. just like at this point, she wasnt pregnant bc she had already given birth. her milk sacks, teets, breasts, whatever are filled and dangling with milk. that isnt like that while still pregnant or before birth. personally I'd rather watch the video as it is there, not in an edited story.

[@RGRGJKK]

Pura vida Great wild dogs

[@aVerveQuest]

It seems like wild dogs like humans when living in larger populations become more cruel and value individuals less because they depend on each single individual less. Where as the pack of five or six cannot afford to have a single member hurt or hungry. This bears a strong comparison to humans From what I've seen these packs often seem to take on the character of their leader.... I've also read a packs turning on an excessively cruel leader, much like chimpanzees, I'm tearing them apart

[@justaguy4real]

7:50 so adorable how he looks at them

[@fanvidder4408]

How difficult to watch (had to skip around), but bless these people for doing what they could... though I understand that nature is cruel in matters of survival. Still... what a hopeful ending. I cried tears of relief, as I'm severely over-empathetic, it seems :')

[@justaguy4real]

much better with better resolution

[@lynnleigha580]

You go solo, yolo!

[@shunyataberlin]

classic :=)

[@justaguy4real]

22:50 so sad she needs to find scraps, and not even much of that

[@justaguy4real]

42:05 so weird imagining a hyena eating up solo entirely if left too far behind

[@justaguy4real]

25:45 so fascinating havoc will not let angel help solo, but the'll allow solo to ;escape;

[@justaguy4real]

19:30 kinda strange they dont run full speed right there,unlike when they're chasing down prey

[@dbx1233]

Dude, quit hogging all the comments!

[@Holla1xyz]

@@dbx1233 😂😂😂😅

[@astarsheran9788]

😪😪

[@nikkiwestwood6127]

So jane goodall I'm guessing this NICE beautiful African man was your maid huh?

[@justaguy4real]

42:30 WOW solo ran 42 miles, poor thing no wonder she looks dicrepid very far for her/

[@briva]

A Wilds Dog Story SOLO THE WILD DOG kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3eZh3V8arllmdE

[@ABC1900.]

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