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Asiatic Wild Dog aka Dhole (Cuon alpinus), family Canidae, Nagarahole National Park, India

photograph by T. Shivanandappa

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Southern Dhole | Siva A N

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Dhole or Asian Wild Dog (Cuon alpinus), family Canidae, order Carnivora, Madhya Pradesh, India

Lives in large clans of up to 40 members, though generally splits off into small groups to hunt

Communicates with group members by whistling rather than howling

Known to chase leopards up trees

Lives in a variety of habitats from rainforests to snowy mountains

Once ranged from southern India throughout South, Southeast, and Central Asia up to eastern Russia, now populations are mainly concentrated in South and Southeast Asia.

Endangered

Photo by Darren Obbard

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[photographe-a-roulettes]

Dhole - Contrairement au loup, la femelle dominante n'est pas la seule de la meute à pouvoir se reproduire. Si leur position hiérarchique le permet, d'autres femelles peuvent être amenées à s'accoupler.

Lieu : Parc d'Isle, Saint-Quentin

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Dhole

[fursona-resources]

Species: Wolf-like Canids (Cuon, Lycaon, Lupulella)

This series focuses on helping people choose interesting species for their fursona through informing them of the many, often overlooked, species out there! This post is about wolf-like canids.

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Species:

Dhole (Cuon alpinus)

Size: 50cm (19in) height (at shoulder), 90cm (35in) lenght, 45cm (17in) tail lenght, 10-21kg (22-46lbs) weight

Diet: carnivorous, preys on ungulates

Habitat: alpine meadows, montane steppes, montane taigas, forests

Range:

Status: endangered

Please note! The dhole has 7 subspecies!

Of which I would like to highlight:

Ussuri Dhole (Cuon alpinus alpinus)

Cuon alpinus lepturus

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African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus)

Size: 60-75cm (24-30in) height (at shoulder), 71-112cm (28-44in) lenght, 29-41cm (11-16in) tail lenght, 18-25kg (40-55lbs) weight

Diet: carnivorous, preys on ungulates

Habitat: savannah

Range:

Status: endangered

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Side-Striped Jackal (Lupulella adusta)

Size: 35-50cm (14-20in) height (at shoulder), 69-81cm (27-32in) lenght, 30-41cm (12-16in) tail lenght, 6.5-14kg (14-31lbs) weight

Diet: omnivore, viaried. Preys on small mammals, invertebrates; eats fruit.

Habitat: woodlands, scrublands

Range:

Status: least concern

Please note! The side-striped jackal has 7 subspecies!

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Black-Backed Jackal (Lupulella mesomelas)

The black-backed jackal has 2 subspecies:

Cape Black-Backed Jackal (Lupulella mesomelas mesomelas)

East African Black-Backed Jackal (Lupulella mesomelas schmidti)

Size: 38-48cm (15-19in) height (at shoulder), 67-81cm (26-32in) lenght, 6-13kg (13-29lbs) weight

Diet: omnivore, preys on small mammals, invertebrates, birds, reptiles, fish; eats carrion, berries

Habitat: varied; coastal deserts, savannahs

Range:

Status: least concern

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