Dholes (Cuon alpinus)

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(02-01-2019, 12:34 AM)smedz Wrote:

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(01-31-2019, 09:33 PM)smedz Wrote: I was just thinking about this, but besides the tiger, I do think there is another predator that can pose a huge threat to the Dhole: The Crocodile. I mean think about it, imagine a pack of Dholes drinking at a lake and then SNAP! A crock grabs one and goes back into the water, nothing the pack and do about that. Also, if they're crossing a crock infested river, one could easily be grabbed by a croc again, nothing the pack can do about that, and in the old days, Dholes might have come into contact with Saltwater Crocodiles, which could and still do grow to huge sizes and let's face it, there's not much they could do to a 20 ft croc, so I do believe Crocs are also feared by Dholes.

Yes, it is often so, that some animal, let´s say A can be a threat for animals B and C. Then we have animal D, which can be afraid of animal C, but not A. Even though C is afraid of A. And that is one thing, which makes wildlife so interesting. All animals have their stonger and weaker parts.

There is for instance one footage about dholes attacking a gaur calf in youtube. Only mother gaur is doing something and trying to protect that calf. Other members of pack stay away, one other adult gaur comes closer, but do nothing. If that would have been a tiger, most probably there would have been some bulls chasing it away because it was daytime, but for some reason with dholes gaurs were so passive. That was reasonable sized pack, difficult to be sure, but something like 12-15 at least I think.

Well the reason the other gaurs didn't help is because Dholes aren't a threat to the adults since they're just way to big, unlike with a tiger which is a big threat to even bull gaurs.

So your logic is, that gaurs help against animal, which is more dangerous, but not against harmless? :)  Well, I think, that they don´t help against big pack, because it is useless, that calf is lost at the moment when dhole pack targets it. Tiger could be charged and forced to flee, dholes just dodge attacks and immobilize calf.

Are you trying to tell me that a Dhole pack wouldn't run away from a herd of gaurs charging them?  That doesn't sound realistic, even lion prides run when here's of buffalo charge at them.

Well, I think, that there is some reason why gaurs were so passive. And for a pack of dholes it is much easier to dodge gaurs than a tiger. So actually yes, it might be just as you say. Dholes would just dodge and continue and I think, that it is the case. Tiger flees, dholes don´t. That is one logical explanation to what can be seen there.

So your're saying these 33-44 lb canids are just not going to run off when a herd of wild cattle that can weigh hundreds of pounds more comes charging in. There are literally more than enough gaurs in that herd to have kept the Dholes at bay, so I still don't see the realism in that reasoning.

That big size difference means also huge agility difference. They only need to injure calf enough to immobilize it and then wait while harassing. Look at how dholes hunt, there are videos in youtube. Reply