African Wild Dog Relay Hunt (2D)

Pack Parameters

Pack size 6

More dogs means more flankers pressing the prey at once, so it tires faster and the pack relays the lead role more often — a real cooperative-hunting advantage.

Chase intensity 1.00

Higher — the leader sprints harder and tires faster, forcing quicker handoffs.

Hunt Outcome

Hunts run

Successes

Success rate

Current leader

Dog 1

Pack Stamina

How it works

African wild dogs cannot outrun their prey over a full chase — but a pack doesn't need one dog to. The dog nearest the front sprints as the active leader, closing distance fast but burning stamina quickly; the rest of the pack trots behind at an economical pace, resting. The moment the leader's stamina drops too low to keep gaining, it drops back and whichever dog is freshest takes over the lead — a real relay strategy that lets the pack sustain a high-speed pursuit far longer than any single dog's endurance would allow.

Pack size — more dogs press the prey from more angles at once; that encirclement pressure drains the prey's stamina faster, which is why larger, better-coordinated packs of wild dogs have a documented higher hunt success rate than solitary predators.
Chase intensity — how hard the current leader sprints; higher intensity closes distance faster but forces more frequent handoffs.
Stamina bars — green is fresh, amber is tiring, red is exhausted; the gold-highlighted row is the current leader.
Outcome — a hunt succeeds when the leader closes to capture range before the prey slips out of contact and recovers; it fails if the pack loses the trail long enough for the prey to fully rest.

Leader (active chaser) Flanking pack Prey