Dholes (Cuon alpinus)

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One interesting article to read.

Also two quotes, which are in a way interesting.

1. I don´t remember seeing photos or videos about this kind of killing style.

"For the sport hunters of British India, dholes were not valuable as trophies, nor did they serve as good ‘game’ species. Large packs of dholes were often observed hunting herbivores like deer and gaur, disembowelling and eating their quarry alive. This feeding tactic of the dhole, whose jaw strength is not as powerful as the tiger or the leopard to deliver a killing bite at the throat, furthered its negative reputation. Dholes were treated as ‘vermin’ and bounty-hunted in India until they were brought under protection in 1972 with the Wild Life Protection Act."

2. This might explain a bit of that first, but then again, hopefully situation would change in future.

"Despite its precarious status, the dhole remains one of the least-studied large carnivores in the world. India perhaps supports the largest number of dholes, with key populations found in three landscapes — Western Ghats, Central India and Northeast India."

https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/wildlife-biodiversity/are-dhole-packs-in-peril--63641?source=post_page---------------------------

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