Dholes (Cuon alpinus)

[Rishi]

(01-24-2019, 06:31 PM)Sanju Wrote: But why can't the biggest terror of the Jungle "The Dhole" which tiger too fear sometimes can't hunt big game like buffalo?

Any explanation why Serows are the only ungulate species effective against falling prey to dhole???

Serow aren't ungulates, you know...

Anyways larger packs packs prefer sambars which are larger than the usual serow or takin.

©Pinal Patel And Shaurya Shukla Source: Sanctuary Asia
A pack of 22 dholes implement a foolproof plan to subdue adult sambar stag at Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary.

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©Balaji Raghunandan Annamalai Tiger Reserve

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Unfortunately today they don't exist in most parts with Nilgai.

Cheetals, pigs are for smaller packs, ±5 adults.
Source: saevus.in

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©Nick Garbutt Pench Tiger Reserve.

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Largest they have been known to do are gaurs. They prefer to go for the calves & adolescents naturally.

Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve.
https://www.dailythanthi.com/Districts/C...s-dogs.vpf

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I once came across an image of dholes try to take down an adult, bull gaur. But the damned thing is cropped!!!

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If any of you manage to find the whole original image then share it. http://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyl...15932.html

I have serious doubt that they can go bigger than gaurs. They already hunt prey the size of tigers' .
But today's dhole-packs simply aren't large enough to take them on, nor have any reason to try so.
©Raghupathi K.V.

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(No, although 20-25-30+ packs are far more common these days & the usual size up to between 10-20, but 40 strong packs still haven't been recorded anytime recently.) Reply