{"id":5531,"date":"2020-07-01T08:48:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T08:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/?p=5531"},"modified":"2026-01-22T10:51:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T05:21:44","slug":"wild-dogs-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wild-dogs-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild Dogs In India | Asiatic Wild Dog | Dholes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5531\" class=\"elementor elementor-5531\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17b07f2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"17b07f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d95d96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d95d96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Charismatic carnivores like tigers and leopards have always been an eye-catching sight for all the wildlife buffs, yet the broad list of fauna has many more jewels. One of them being an endangered species of dog &#8211; <strong>Wild dogs<\/strong> or <em><strong>Dhole<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image {\"id\":15635,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"align\":\"center\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c49a7bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c49a7bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa36a5c uael-heading-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"aa36a5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;heading_text_align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;heading_bottom_space&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;heading_bottom_space_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;heading_bottom_space_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;separator_bottom_space&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;separator_bottom_space_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;separator_bottom_space_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_between_space&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:15,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_between_space_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_between_space_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"uael-table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-main-wrapper\" data-headings=\"h1,h2,h3\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-toc-heading elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\" >Table of Contents<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-toggle-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-toc-headings=\"headings\" class=\"uael-toc-list uael-toc-list-disc\" data-scroll=\"\" ><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-empty-note\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Add a header to begin generating the table of contents<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4204b6d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4204b6d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wild-dogs-scaled.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" class=\"wp-image-15635\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wild-dogs-1024x724.webp\" alt=\"Dholes in India \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wild-dogs-1024x724.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wild-dogs-300x212.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wild-dogs-768x543.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wild-dogs-1536x1086.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wild-dogs-2048x1448.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wild-dogs-150x106.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n<figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Illustration by: Deepa Rakshana<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Wild dogs have been romping around the planet for over <strong>12,000 years <\/strong>now, which means they have been hanging around since the <strong>Pleistocene period<\/strong>, also known as the <strong>Last Ice Age<\/strong>. Without facing any survival issues, this apex predator has its range in the vast habitat of <strong>Bhutan, Southern China, India, Malaysia, Tibet, and Mongolia<\/strong> and throughout <strong>Southeast Asia. <\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">There are about <strong>10 to 11 subspecies<\/strong> of dholes which are found all across the globe. Two are listed as endangered and two are on the verge of extinction. However, the <strong>Asiatic wild dog<\/strong> is the most <strong>common subspecies found in India.<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image {\"id\":5534,\"width\":\"591px\",\"height\":\"332px\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1379\" height=\"776\" class=\"wp-image-5534\" style=\"width: 591px; height: 332px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes1.webp\" alt=\"Wild-Dogs-In-India\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes1.webp 1379w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes1-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes1-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes1-533x300.webp 533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1379px) 100vw, 1379px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Apart from the alluring appearance and ravishing features, this social carnivore had a gory image of being a lawless, ruthless hunter of the <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/the-untamed-jungles-of-central-india\/\"><strong>Indian jungles<\/strong><\/a>, like many other species in the wild who often tend to be misunderstood. With this unwelcome historic record, this irreproachable apex predator was butchered off , until they were brought under the <strong>IUCN red list of endangered species<\/strong> and is now protected under Schedule II of the wildlife Protection Act, 1972 in India.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Wild dogs are highly adaptable to their environment and generally found in the deciduous, evergreen and the alpine steppes. <strong>Fewer than 3000 adults left in the wild<\/strong>, <strong>India perhaps sustains the highest number of dholes<\/strong>, which are widely distributed in three major landscapes- <strong>Western Ghats, Central India and Northeast India.<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image {\"id\":5553,\"width\":\"593px\",\"height\":\"1076px\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1035\" height=\"1879\" class=\"wp-image-5553\" style=\"width: 593px; height: 1076px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes2-1.webp\" alt=\"Dholes-in-india\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes2-1.webp 1035w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes2-1-165x300.webp 165w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes2-1-564x1024.webp 564w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes2-1-768x1394.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes2-1-846x1536.webp 846w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1035px) 100vw, 1035px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:heading {\"textAlign\":\"center\"} -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Species, Name and Origin <\/strong><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The <strong>term \u2018Dholes\u2019<\/strong> originated from the ancient Asiatic origin; which means <em>\u201creckless\u201d or \u201cdaring\u201d<\/em>, and it did fit in with their unbridled, courageous personalities.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Dholes were placed in the family of\u00a0 <strong><em>Canidae<\/em><\/strong>. The <strong>Latin name<\/strong> of Dhole is <strong><em>Cuon Alpinus;<\/em> <em>Cuon<\/em> meaning \u201cdog\u201d and <em>Alpinus<\/em> meaning \u201cmountainous\u201d <\/strong>which defines them as mountain dog<em>.<\/em> \u00a0Having several different names including Asiatic Wild Dog, Indian Wild Dog, Red Dog, Mountain Wolf etc. They are known to have about 64 native names in 38 languages, which pretty much depicts their habitat range.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image {\"id\":5533,\"width\":\"589px\",\"height\":\"391px\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1379\" height=\"916\" class=\"wp-image-5533\" style=\"width: 589px; height: 391px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes.webp\" alt=\"Wild -Dogs-In-India\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes.webp 1379w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes-300x199.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes-1024x680.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes-768x510.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes-480x320.webp 480w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes-452x300.webp 452w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes-120x80.webp 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1379px) 100vw, 1379px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:heading {\"textAlign\":\"center\"} -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Characteristics<\/strong><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u00a0Dhole is a <strong>sleek, reddish-brown medium sized dog<\/strong> that <strong>measures <\/strong>up to around <strong>20 inches with a bushy black tail <\/strong>which adds up to a <strong>foot and half. <\/strong>Males are generally muscular than females, and interestingly dhole is the <strong>only member from the genus <em>cuon<\/em><\/strong>. But it does share some physical characteristic with other canids like Red Fox and Indian Gray Wolf.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Their <strong>broad head<\/strong> and <strong>exceptional sharp jaws<\/strong> give them an iconic facial appearance, which makes their body look more, aligned. Unlike other species of dogs which have 42 teeth, Dholes lack in\u00a0one pair of lower molars and their upper molar only have one cusp, i.e. a fold of the cardiac valve.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image {\"id\":5536,\"width\":\"588px\",\"height\":\"470px\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1200\" class=\"wp-image-5536\" style=\"width: 588px; height: 470px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes3.webp\" alt=\"Dholes- in -india\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes3.webp 1500w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes3-300x240.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes3-1024x819.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes3-768x614.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes3-375x300.webp 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:heading {\"textAlign\":\"center\",\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Dhole Clan<\/strong><\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">This species tends to <strong>live in groups<\/strong> with numbers ranging from <strong>2-25 individuals<\/strong>. Every clan has a dominant and monogamous pair, which inherits the pups. Sometimes two different clans join together so you might come across with a bigger pack of wild dogs.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image {\"id\":5537,\"width\":\"588px\",\"height\":\"353px\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"660\" class=\"wp-image-5537\" style=\"width: 588px; height: 353px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes4.webp\" alt=\"Wild-dogs-in-Central-India\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes4.webp 1100w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes4-300x180.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes4-1024x614.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes4-768x461.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes4-500x300.webp 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading {\"textAlign\":\"center\",\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Communication &#8211; Whistlers of the Woods<\/strong><\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">These fearless, communal pack hunters have a unique way of communicating and showing their friendliness.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">They are often seen wagging their tail and licking each other face to greet one another, like most dogs.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">They are known to be the <em><strong>whistlers of the wood<\/strong><\/em> as they cannot bark or howl. They have an eerie whistle to\u00a0<strong>communicate<\/strong>\u00a0with each other. They also use a variety of other noises, including <strong>clucks<\/strong> and<strong> high-pitched screams<\/strong> that\u00a0are usually not seen in canids.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image {\"id\":5538,\"width\":\"588px\",\"height\":\"391px\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" class=\"wp-image-5538\" style=\"width: 588px; height: 391px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes5.webp\" alt=\"Wild-dogs-in-Central-India\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes5.webp 1800w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes5-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes5-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes5-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes5-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes5-480x320.webp 480w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes5-450x300.webp 450w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dholes5-120x80.webp 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:heading {\"textAlign\":\"center\",\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Best places to see wild dogs in India<\/strong><\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Wild dogs are widespread throughout the Indian subcontinent, but there are some places which provide the best chances to spot these rare species. <strong>Pench National Park<\/strong>, <strong>Satpura National Park<\/strong> and <strong>Tadoba National Park<\/strong> in Central India are some of the best places to see wild dogs in India. <strong>Bandipur <\/strong>and Nagarhole National Park\u00a0in southern state of Karnataka offer best sightings.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Dholes are majorly found in Central India and Western and Eastern Himalayas. They can also be found in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya and West Bengal. Meanwhile they are spread unevenly in the Himalayas and northwest India.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading {\"textAlign\":\"center\",\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Interesting Facts about the Whistlers of the Woods<\/strong><\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true,\"type\":\"1\"} -->\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" style=\"list-style-type: 1;\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Dholes will always make their <strong>den<\/strong> <strong>near the shallow river bed<\/strong>, or a <strong>stream<\/strong> as they love to relax in the water, even when the temperature go down to zero degrees.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Their<strong> effective communication<\/strong>, using various clucks and screams makes them potent pack hunters of the Indian Jungles. It is believed these sounds help keep the pack together.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>When threatened, Dholes pucker their lips forward in a snarl, raising their hackles, while their tail remains horizontal.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Dholes tend to <strong>feast on their prey even before killing it.<\/strong><\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>These deft hunters can ferociously <strong>take down the prey eight times bigger than the size of their own weight<\/strong>. <strong>Dominant males<\/strong> are often seen <strong>fighting off with tigers and leopards.<\/strong><\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Excellent <strong>athletic runners <\/strong>and <strong>fast swimmers <\/strong>too. They can jump big heights too.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>They are territorial and require large territories due to scarcity of preys.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>All members of the pack are known to look after the young ones. 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