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Dhole
Description, biology, and conservation of the dhole, or the Asiatic wild dog, Cuon alpinus.
This little known member of the dog family is found in the jungles of south and southeast Asia. It was described as the "red dog" in Rudyard Kipling's The
Jungle Book. It lives in packs. According to Kipling, it was so feared that even
the wolf pack featured in the story had to move out of an area invaded by a dhole pack. This was purely fiction (dholes and wolves rarely live in the same areas), but dhole packs are feared by many other inhabitants of the jungle.
This little known member of the dog family is found in the jungles of south and southeast Asia. It was described as the "red dog" in Rudyard Kipling's The
Jungle Book. It lives in packs. According to Kipling, it was so feared that even
the wolf pack featured in the story had to move out of an area invaded by a dhole pack. This was purely fiction (dholes and wolves rarely live in the same areas), but dhole packs are feared by many other inhabitants of the jungle.
Sites in Dhole
The Social Life of the Dhole.
A brief description of dhole behavior with one observation anecdote.
Dhole Home Page
Describes the Cuon alpinus, a species of wild dog from southern Asia, its present range and population status, biology, and conservation efforts by the Dhole Conservation Project. Good photos.
Nature Wildfacts Dholes
BBC factfile on dholes, a lot of information and some nice photos.
Dhole Information Page
Information on many aspects of dholes and their lives, from the San Diego Zoo.
Dhole (Cuon alpinus) facts and pictures
General information on dholes plus some outstanding photos. |
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