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	Dhole - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Te dhole's current range extends from the borders of Russia and the Altai Mountains in Manchuria (Central and Eastern Asia) to the forest tracts of India, Burma, and the Malayan Archipelago.
		Dhole young open their eyes at 2 weeks, begin to become more independent at 6 weeks, leave the den area at around 10 weeks, and join in with the rest of the pack to hunt at 7 months.
		The gender ratio of dhole pups at birth is unknown.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dhole (2003 words)

	Dhole (Cuon alpinus) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In eastern India, the dhole is rare or extinct in Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Assam.
		The dhole is extinct in the Punjab, Haryana, and Gujarat.
		The dhole is a common predator in the Bandipur and Nagarhole Wildlife Sanctuaries in Karnataka.
	www.canids.org /SPPACCTS/dhole.htm (1553 words)

	Dhole - Cuon alpinus: More Information - ARKive
		Dholes have a wide range of vocalisations including an extremely distinctive whistle that is used to reassemble pack members in the thick forest of their habitat (5).
		Dholes are found in forested areas throughout their range from dense montane forest in Thailand to alpine areas in Russia, and thick scrub jungle in India (2).
		Dhole numbers have been reduced as their habitat is being destroyed throughout much of the Asian continent; the human population explosion has led to the clearance of vast tracts of forest for timber and to make way for agriculture and development (5).
	www.arkive.org /species/GES/mammals/Cuon_alpinus/more_info.html (928 words)

	Dhole
		The Dhole (Cuon alpinus) is a mammal of the Canidae family and thereby related to the domestic dog.
		Dholes are mostly found in South Asia, but range further north into central Asia to the borders of Russia and east to Malaysia.
		The Dhole is a social canid and is generally seen hunting in packs.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/dh/Dhole.html (81 words)

	Lioncrusher's Domain -- Dhole (Cuon alpinus) facts and pictures
		The dhole's hair is longer and lighter-colored in the northern parts of their range, and darker and shorter in the southern parts of their range.
		Dholes, along with the grey wolf, African wild dog, and bush dog, are one of the few canids who hunt in packs.
		Dhole keep a large territory, from 15-34 sq mi (40-84 sq km), the size of which is influenced by the availability of food and water.
	www.lioncrusher.com /animal.asp?animal=14 (987 words)

	Dhole - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Dholes are mostly found in forest habitats in south Asia, but also range north into central Asia to the borders of Russia, east to Malaysia and south to Sumatra and Java.
		The dhole is a social canid and is generally seen living and hunting in packs of ten or more.
		Dholes appear in Rudyard Kipling's children's story Red Dog and in The Second Jungle Book as a threat to Mowgli's wolf pack.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Dhole (237 words)

	Genus Cuon or dhole
		The dhole is in danger of extinction due to a rapid loss of habitat.
		Two of the major threats to the dhole are habitat destruction (and the associated prey) and human persecution.
		The tiger, leopard and dhole are not large enough or strong enough to kill adult elephants and rhinoceroses.
	www.thewebsiteofeverything.com /animals/mammals/Carnivora/Canidae/Cuon (414 words)

	Bangkok Post, Thailand : Dholes get raw deal
		Dholes, or ma nai as they're called in Thai, are one of the forest's top predators.
		And while a number of dholes were in the water, trying to separate the weakest deer from the others, two dogs stood on the bank to make sure the target animal couldn't come back up on land.
		I have seen a dhole trying to take on a young sambar deer but having to retreat when the mother deer rushed in to protect her offspring.
	www.ecologyasia.com /news-archives/2003/oct-03/bangkokpost_031006_1.htm (1245 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Wildfacts - Dhole, red dog, Asiatic wild dog, Indian wild dog
		Although dholes are not fast runners, they have good stamina, and will pursue prey for hours until they finally succumb to exhaustion.
		Dholes have a gestation period of 60-62 days, after which the female gives birth to 4-6 pups.
		Dholes are classified as Vulnerable by the 2000 IUCN Red List after many years of persecution by man, elimination of their prey and forest destruction.
	www.bbc.co.uk /nature/wildfacts/factfiles/152.shtml (255 words)

	Dhole (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The dhole (also known as the Asiatic wild dog) is about the size of a border collie, but obviously looks quite different.
		Dholes hunting together can be a powerful unit, able to take down prey over 10 times its own body weight, and they can even fend off tigers if they need to.
		The litter size of the dhole can be anywhere from 1-12 pups, and most pack members will help with feeding and guarding the pups.
	www.indiamuck.com /dhole.html (189 words)

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		Status of the Dhole: Dholes are commonly seen in the reserve hunting on the banks of the lake, and were observed on five of the seven days I spent at the reserve.
		The dhole is probably the parkµs most important large predator and is seen as being the key species in the survey.
		The dhole is not seen as an important member of the park's mammal community, the focus of attention going as ever to the tiger.
	www.canids.org /PUBLICAT/CNDNEWS1/dhole.htm (1902 words)

	IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Cuon alpinus
		Dholes are still found throughout much of India south of the river Ganges, and especially in the Central Indian Highlands and the Western and Eastern Ghats of the southern states.
		The dhole is found in a wide variety of vegetation types, including: primary, secondary and degraded forms of tropical dry and moist deciduous forest; evergreen and semi-evergreen forests; dry thorn forests; grassland¿scrub¿forest mosaics; and alpine steppe (above 3,000 m).
		Dholes living outside or on the edge of core protected areas are particularly vulnerable to human kleptoparasitism, snaring (non-selective) and direct persecution.
	www.iucnredlist.org /search/details.php/5953/all (2051 words)

	The Dhole
		The Dhole is a pack animal, thus living in packs of about 8 or 9 dholes.
		The Dhole mates between Sept to Feb in Northern India, and shorter periods in warmer climates, around Sept to December.
		Dholes do not attack humans, in fact if they spot a human they will run the other way.
	www.indonesianfauna.com /dhole.php (256 words)

	Dhole
		The dhole lives in a wider variety of climates than any other canid (genus Canidae)- from freezing cold to tropical heat.
		Packs of dholes can be made up of one family or several families banded together.
		A male dhole once escaped from its pen in the Moscow zoo by leaping a series of ditches and fences 20 ft. long and seven feet high.
	wonderclub.com /Wildlife/mammals/dhole.html (446 words)

	Dhole (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The "red dog", the dhole, or the Asiatic wild dog (Cuon alpinus), is an animal which lives in packs.
		Dhole packs are feared by many inhabitants of the jungle, including spotted and sambar deer, which they prey upon.
		After a while another dhole, a one year old female who was the elder daughter of the present mother.
	www.thewildones.org /Animals/dhole.html (435 words)

	Sympatric Tiger and Leopard: How two big cats coexist in the same area.
		For example, the dhole (Cuon alpinus), a relative of the wolf (Canis lupus), is found in many of the same localities as the tiger and leopard and eats the same ungulates.
		The dhole does not climb trees, and its hunting style of running openly in packs may mean that langurs can detect it easier than tiger or leopard, which stalk and ambush their prey (Karanth and Sunquist 1995).
		The dhole was the only one of the 3 predators that killed prey frequently in the afternoon (Karanth and Sunquist 2000).
	www.ecology.info /tiger-leopard.htm (2462 words)

	Dhole Skull
		Dhole Skull - Dholes live in packs ranging from 5 - 12.
		Dholes like open spaces and can often be found on jungle roads, river beds, jungle clearings, and paths, where they rest during the day.
		Dholes range from the Altai Mountains in Manchuria in Central and Eastern Asia, its range spreads southwards through the forest tracts of India, Burma, and the Malayan Archipelago.
	www.skullsunlimited.com /dhole_skull.html (124 words)

	The Living Edens: Bhutan- Animal Archive- Dhole, Jackal, Wolf
		The dhole is the larger of the two and is best identified by its bushy tail and fl cheek patch.
		Dhole exist in packs within Manas as well as further north in central Bhutan.
		Dhole young are born in January and February; main breeding season being in November and December.
	www.pbs.org /edens/bhutan/a_wolf.htm (89 words)

	Archived conservation news articles on Dhole
		According to TN Dhole of the Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, the official figure of 400 is just a fraction of the statewide toll.
		Madhuban on Dhole Patil Road serves a scrumptious plate of fruit salad, served with a mix of custard.
		Dhole Patil Road ward office was buzzing with people, mostly builders, who wanted to cross check their dues with the officials.
	conservation.mongabay.com /news/Dhole.htm (3355 words)

	The Jungle Books: Red Dog
		There were dholes who had leaped short into the trees on the cliffs, and the bees blotted out their shapes; but the greater number of them, maddened by the stings, had flung themselves into the river; and, as Kaa said, the Waingunga was hungry water.
		A wolf, you must know, flies at the throat or snaps at the flank, while a dhole, by preference, bites at the belly; so when the dholes were struggling out of the water and had to raise their heads, the odds were with the wolves.
		Dhole after dhole was slinking away from those dark and bloody sands to the river, to the thick Jungle, upstream or downstream as he saw the road clear.
	wildatheart94.tripod.com /reddog.htm (7777 words)

	Dhole - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Dhole, also called red dog, wild member of the dog family, native to central and southern Asia.
		Dog Family, group of intelligent, carnivorous mammals that includes domestic dogs and their relatives, coyotes, wolves, foxes, jackals, dholes,...
		bush dog, coyote, dhole, dingo, dog, fennec, fox, jackal, raccoon dog, wolf
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Dhole.html (78 words)

	Lady Wildlifes DHole Page
		Desperate its ferocity as a hunter, the dhole is a shy animal that keeps away from humans..
		The dhole is killed in areas where it preys on herds of deer.
		A male dhole once escaped from it pen in the Moscow Zoo by leaping a series of ditches and fences 20 feet long and seven feet high.
	ladywildlife.com /animal/dhole.html (625 words)

	Dhole Information
		The dhole is a highly social and co-operative animal, living in organised packs of around 10 individuals.
		In India, one of the dhole's favourite prey is the medium-sized Axis deer.
		Sometimes, however, dholes prefer to hunt individually or in pairs, focusing on smaller prey such as hares.
	www.geocities.com /neeltjevandijk/dhole.html (913 words)

	Dhole Printout- EnchantedLearning.com
		The Dhole (Cuon alpinus, also called the red dog of Asia) is a wild dog that inhabits temperate forests, rainforests, and, more rarely, steppes of India, China, Tibet, Malaysia, and much of southern Asia.
		Anatomy: The Dhole is a medium-sized dog with a red-brown coat and a fl-tipped tail.
		Dholes are very good swimmers, and often chase their prey into the water to help catch it.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/mammals/dog/Dholeprintout.shtml (218 words)

	Kanha National Park Safari,Kanha Indian Wildlife Safari,National Park Safari in India
		dhole is a coursing predator that kills mostly in open terrain.
		dhole lacks the killing bite of the large cat, the only way to kill its prey is by biting off chunks of meat, thereby bleeding the animal to death.
		dhole, and for the first time, the focus is on the softer side to this animal.
	www.indiasite.com /wildlife/parks/kanha.html (2771 words)

	Indian Musical Instruments :: Drums, Lotus Leaves, Stringed Instruments, Melodic Instruments, Rhythmic Instruments, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The kharram of Assam, the large dhole of the Andhra Reddis and dhole of the Dhangars of Maharashtra are all huge wooden drums played to their dancers.
		The scene on the seal depicts a man with a long cylindrical drum, held horizontally near about the waist; he is standing in front of a cow or an ox and beating the instrument with his hands.
		Dholes and dholaks are suspended from the neck, tied to the waist and kept on the lap or the ground, and played with the hands or with sticks.
	www.4to40.com /4to40.com_non_ssl/discoverindia/music/index.asp?article=discoverindia_music_drums (10923 words)

	Dhole - Cuon alpinus - ARKive
		Dholes or Asian wild dogs are pack-living canids, although they are unique amongst this family in having a thickset muzzle and one less molar tooth on each side of the lower jaw.
		The bushy tail is fl and the pups are also born a sooty fl colour before acquiring their adult coat at around 3 months of age.
		Dholes have a wide range of vocalisations including an extremely distinctive whistle that is used to reassemble pack members in the thick forest of their habitat.
	www.arkive.org /species/GES/mammals/Cuon_alpinus (193 words)

	Archived conservation news articles on Dhole
		Kamal Dhole Patil pointed out that the road near Wadia college and Boat Club Road were ridden with the potholes and no repair works have been undertaken.
		A robbery bid by two armed youths living at Tadiwala road slum was foiled by alert citizens on the Dhole Patil road in Sangamwadi area on Friday night.
		Dhole Patil road takes you from steaming idlis of Southern India, tangy Italian spaghetti to Peking duck from the Orient.
	conservation.mongabay.com /files/Dhole.htm (777 words)

	Dhole \| Werelist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Dhole (Cuon alpinus) is a species of wild dog that is sometimes called the Indian Wild Dog.
		The Dhole is usually seen living in packs of ten or more, and they interact with packs other then their own for hunting.
		The Dhole is about the size of a border collie dog, but their coat is a red color, but they can be anywhere from sandy yellow to grey.
	www.werelist.com /?q=node/284 (191 words)

	mammal.html (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The dhole is a medium sized animal from the dog family.
		The dhole likes to hunt in pacts of five to twelve and are very good swimmers.
		Unfortunatly the dhole is in danger of extinction which means that the speices is dying out and in danger of there being no more of them left.
	www.montana.edu /4teachers/instcomp/classpages/edci451/rainforest/mammal.html (572 words)

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