Dholes (Cuon alpinus)

[Jimmy]

(01-25-2019, 11:40 AM)Sanju Wrote: @Rishi

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Blue- water buffalo total range (inc historic)

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I mean rest of the range in south east Asian countries...??? any incidents of attacks?

The second map is somewhat misleading, there are no wild buffaloes in Bangladesh and north of Pakistan, also the central Indian region shows huge territory but buffaloes there are too few less than 40, the majority of buffaloes only live in Assam region, just a few some 50 individuals may be living in Thailand probably just handful in Vietnam. They are not that common species to form a prey base to dholes. And where buffaloes are present dholes are absent in majority of these places. Their habitat requirement is also somewhat different,
buffaloes are at home in flat open floodplains and sand banks - preffered habitat also for rhinos, swamp deer, and hog deer, which is a complete contrast to dholes secretive somewhat mountainous and forest dwelling habits, habitat also of gaur and sambar, I doubt they will muster courage for such a full view time consuming hunt in an open tiger country, besides buffaloes seem to posses a pretty good deterent in the form of their long horns that will keep them out of reach.

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This footage is probably a close one, dingos on feral buffaloes of Australia out in the open

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