Dholes (Cuon alpinus)

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(01-25-2019, 10:46 AM)Rishi Wrote: This gaur has been attacked by a pack of wild dogs (Dhole). It obviously got away, but the gaur is left wounded and the dogs hungry.
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Dhole pack trying to bring down an adolescent separated away from its pack.
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A dhole leader weighs its chances against the bull gaur challenging his pack, beside reservoir of Periyar Tiger Reserve, Kerala.
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23rd December 2012, the staff of the Tamil Nadu Forest Department found a dead young adult gaur on the boundary of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve in a tea plantation.  Curious to see what would happen if the carcass was left to nature, a camera-trap was set until 7th January 2013.
Full story: http://thepapyrus.in/index.php/the-gaur-...gourmands/

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Those are nasty bite marks on hind legs of that gaur. It it clear, that dhole bite will be inconvenient for big animals too. When looking at interaction between tigers it is easy to see, that if dhole bites tiger, there will be irritation, rage and if multiple bites, even fear at some point. Time will tell if one day we will see footage about such case if dhole numbers grow and bigger packs become more common thing than today.

My personal opinion is, that such situation is most probable in case, where tiger goes for it to steal dhole kill. Hungry animals in big pack could act in a way, which doesn´t happen in "normal conditions" what comes to level of aggression. Reply