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    Habitat: Southeast Asia

    Dholes, or Asiatic Wild Dogs, are multi-talented creatures.

    1. Aside from being very cuddly looking (although I wouldn't recommend trying to hug it) they have an extremely interesting range of vocal calls they use to communicate. Their repertoire includes whistling, screaming, mewing, and even clucking like a chicken!

    2. They mark their territory the same way female Bush Dogs do - the good ol' hand stand method.

    3. They travel in packs of up to 40 dogs (typically only 10) and is one of only a few types of wild dogs which hunt in packs - this requires a lot of intelligence and coordination.

    4. When hunting as a pack it can subdue prey over 10 times its own body weight, and is even capable of fending off a tiger!

    5.
    It has incredible jumping skills and can reach a vertical height of at least 2.3 metres (7.5 ft).

    So what do you think? Would the Dhole win in a talent competition or what? My vote is HELL YEAH!



    5 comments:

    lotusleaf said...

    I have seen these dholes in their jungle habitat in the Western Ghats. They are very fast runners too.

    CarlyB said...

    @lotusleaf
    wow that's so cool! you're very lucky to live in a place with such amazing wildlife :)

    Rainami said...

    Dholes are badass and adorable. <3

    Online pharmacy reviews said...

    I loves foxes, why you don't post more pictures of this lovely mammal?

    online pharmacy said...

    well I think this wonderful animal IS amazing I had the opportunity to meet one, I was lucky that day...

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