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ADVENTURE & WILDLIFE
The Dhole
Location: Monsoon, Nagarahole National Park (Rajiv Gandhi National Park), Kabini, Karnataka
Season: 04/06/2015, 8:19:08 AM
Camera Info: Nikon D610, Nikkor 300MM F4 with 1.4x TC
Metadata: Focal length- 420mm, Aperture- F/5.6, Shutter Speed - 1/640 sec, ISO – 900, Exposure (-0.33)
The dhole (Cuon alpinus) a canid native to Central, South and Southeast Asia. Other English names for the species
include Asiatic wild dog,Indian wild dog,whistling dog, red wolf(not to be confused with Canis rufus), red dog,and
mountain wolf. The dhole is a highly social animal, living in large clans without rigid dominance hierarchies. and
containing multiple breeding females. Such clans usually consist of 12 individuals, but groups of over 40 are known.
It is a diurnal pack hunter which preferentially targets medium and large sized ungulates.In tropical forests, the
dhole competes with tigers and leopards, targeting somewhat different prey species, but still with substantial dietary
overlap.
This was shot in early monsoons in Kabini – The Land which is vividly known for Leopards. There was a slight
drizzle in the early morning and we were near the pristine area of the forest called “Sunkadakatte”. Suddenly we saw
this pack of wild dogs/Dhole also called as the Whistling Hunters were on the prowl in search of prey .
It was a beautiful weather. the rains had just stopped, and there was water all over the road with the scent of fresh rai