We can't get enough of the Pittsburgh Zoo's Painted Hunting
Dogs. Their submissive nature is very much on display in this
adorable video as they build up the courage to collectively take
a dip. (Note that the sound goes in and out.) Last month we
brought you the Pittsburgh Zoo'snew litter of orphan Painted
Hunting Dog pups which were being nursed by a surrogate domestic
dog. Today we check back in on the feisty and playful (and a
little wild) puppies, now about six weeks old. Note that the
video sound goes in and out. Last week, photographer ysaleth
snapped these adorable shots of the San Diego Zoo's New Guinea
Singing Dog puppy. This wild dog has been isolated from other
dog populations for nearly 6,000 years and has developed the
ability to modulate its characteristic howl, resulting in a
song-like vocalization. The endangered Painted Hunting Dog or
African Wild Dog once numbered as many as 500,000 individuals
but human population growth has shrunk that number to only about
3,000. Almost unheard of among so