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Dhole

Order : Carnivora
Family : Canidae
Species : Cuon alpinus

The dhole (Cuon alpinus) is an endangered wild dog, originating from South Asia, also called the Indian Wild Dog, the Red Dog, the Asiatic Dog, or the Whistling Hunter. Its scientific name means "mountain dog". It is estimated that about 2,500 dholes remain worldwide, mostly in national parks and sanctuaries. It is mostly threatened by habitat destruction and hunting. The hunting also includes the prosecution and poisoning of the dholes by farmers when their livestock is attacked. A pack of dholes is capable of bringing down prey 10 times its size including all kinds of deer, buffalos, boars, etc. and they are excellent swimmers.

Facts about the dhole

</table> The Dhole (Cuon alpinus) is a mammal of the Canidae family.

Dholes are gigantic worm-like burrowing horrors.

Population and Status: South Asia: The dhole is very rare in Bangladesh, now only found

The dhole is a social canid and is generally seen hunting in packs.

Dholes are mostly found in forest habitats in south Asia, but also range north into central Asia to the borders of Russia, east to Malaysia and south to Sumatra and Java. (Full text)

The Dhole (Cuon alpinus) is a species of wild dog of the Canidae family. (Full text)

The dhole is a social canid and is generally seen living and hunting in packs of ten or more. (Full text)

Dholes are said to be gigantic worm-like burrowing horrors, in H. (Full text)

Although dholes are not fast runners, they have good stamina, and will pursue prey for hours until they finally succumb to exhaustion. (Full text)

The dhole (Cuon alpinus) is a species of wild dog from southern Asia. (Full text)

Description The dhole or Asiatic Wild Dog (Cuon alpinus) is about the size of a border collie (12-18 kg), but looks quite (Full text)

Please provide information on any protected areas you are familiar with (or indeed any unprotected areas where you know dholes are found) within the dhole's range. (Full text)

The dhole is in danger of extinction due to a rapid loss of habitat. (Full text)

The Dhole (Cuon alpinus) is a mammal of the Canidae family. (Full text)

The Dhole is a social canid and is generally seen hunting in packs. (Full text)

However, dholes are not any more malicious than anything else, and pose no threat to humans. (Full text)

The whistling sound the dhole is famous for is so distinct that it can be used to identify individual dholes. (Full text)

We found 5 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word cuon alpinus: Tip: Click on the first link on a line below to go directly to a page where "cuon alpinus" is defined. (Full text)

), and the Tibet Forestry Bureau has reported that dholes are still "common" in parts of south-east Tibet (S. (Full text)

Data on pack characteristics, behaviour, activity and movements of dholes, are being recorded whenever a pack is encountered. (Full text)

jpg Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Canidae Genus: Cuon Binomial name Cuon alpinus The Dhole (Cuon alpinus) is a mammal of the Canidae . (Full text)

The Dhole is a social canid and is generally seen . (Full text)

” · Dholes are unsympathetically and inaccurately portrayed in Kipling’s “The Jungle Book. (Full text)

The dhole is an efficient hunter. (Full text)