Dholes (Cuon alpinus)

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(02-01-2019, 07:16 AM)Rishi Wrote:

(02-01-2019, 12:39 AM)Shadow Wrote: 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.

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

Both of you... Keep the hypothetical speculations based on nothing to a minimum, or stop trying to convince each other.
Conversations like this go nowhere & end up lowering quality.

There are videos/photos  of such interactions earlier in the very thread, with elephants etc. Refer to them, or find & bring in better info if you can.

Heh, I was teasing a little bit to see what kind of arguments come up These debates can be time to time somewhat amusing. Anyway what comes to prey animal behavior with different predators it is actually very interesting thing to observe and discuss. But people really have to notice, that there is not a single predator, which is best in everything. For instance when looking at tiger, leopard and dhole, tiger is as individual of course strongest one. But that doesn´t mean, that it would be most feared what comes to prey animals, dholes are way more efficient hunters and that can "earn" them more fear from prey animals. Leopard then again has some other strong things, for sure monkeys "laugh" to dholes and tigers, but when leopard approaches.... It is just as it is in wildlife, there is no animal, which would be best in everything :) Reply