Dholes (Cuon alpinus)

[Pckts]

(01-16-2019, 11:16 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(01-16-2019, 08:40 PM)Wolverine Wrote:

(01-16-2019, 09:46 AM)GuateGojira Wrote: Again, the videos that you posted shows that the dholes are very nervous and are trying to disctract the tiger or drive it away. Tiger, on the other hand, dominate them, attack them or simply ignore them.

I have hard time to see a "domination" in some of these videos. Yes, dholes are cautious, but they obviously don't afraid of the tiger at all,  they are impudent, cautious and curious altogether.

You don't see a hierarchy there?
The Tiger walks calmly and rests in the water while the Dholes are nervous and make alarm calls much like any other Prey. 

I have little doubt that a large pack could drive off a Tiger, I have major doubts that a pack of any size could kill a healthy mature Male, it doesn't happen in Africa and I assume it won't happen in India as well.
I also have similar doubts in regards to a Tigress but I have seen both Hyena and AWD's be far more aggressive with Females than with Males so they obviously know the difference between the two and the threats they create.

It was actually Sanjay Shukla's video, I posted it in the Dhole thread but here's his description of what happened

Sanjay Shukla

This one was of the most interesting interactions of tiger seen by me in Pench Tiger Reserve, Seoni. T-50 or "Langdi" had come out of the water hole and was resting in the shade of a nearby tree. I waited for almost two hours in the scorching heat, thinking that she would come again to cool her off in the water hole. In the meantime a large pack of 18 Dholes reached the water hole and soon they all were in the water. They came out within 5 mins but again after almost 15 mins they were in the water. As I had expected, the tigress rose and started walking towards the water hole. As soon as the Dholes saw her they all rushed out of the water. Now the forest was echoing with their shrieking yell. They all made a sort of ring around tigress keeping a safe distance and kept harassing her. The quality of video is not good but shows an interesting interaction. Reply