# @denverzoo on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Dchtgd8jPlI
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69628974-denverzoo-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/1b2c878276.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-08-27T02:26:24.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance (@denverzoo) — https://gondola.cc/denverzoo

## Caption

Happy #WorldAfricanPaintedDogDay from our pack: Nigel, David Livingstone, Theodore Roosevelt, and Peanut! 🐾 

Our pack has had quite a year. Last July, Peanut joined us from Honolulu Zoo on an AZA Species Survival Plan breeding recommendation and has been fully integrated into the pack. We're hopeful for puppies in the future! Meanwhile, Nigel continues to inspire everyone around him, thriving following his hind leg amputation thanks to the dedicated physical therapy and care of our Animal Care team. 

DZCA is proud to support the AZA African Painted Dog SAFE Plan, a collaborative effort bringing together zoos and aquariums across the country to protect this remarkable species in the wild and in human care. With fewer than 7,000 African painted dogs remaining in the wild, today is an important reminder of why this Endangered species needs our attention. 

Come meet our pack on your next visit! 

#AfricanPaintedDog #AfricanWildDog #DenverZooConservationAlliance #SavingWildlifeTogether #EndangeredSpecies

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africanwilddog, worldafricanpainteddogday, africanpainteddog, savingwildlifetogether, denverzooconservationalliance, endangeredspecies

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