Stats

Lifespan: 10-16 yrs
Size: Medium
Diet: Carnivore
Activity: Diurnal
Social: Pack
Biome: Tropical forest
Range: South and Southeast Asia
Movement: Running
Breeding: Live Birth
Defense: Herd Safety
Status: Endangered

About

Dhole are large, slender canines native to South, East and Southeast Asia. They are the only members of their genus, and their distinctive skull shape, lack of a third lower molar, and single cusp on their upper molars distinguish them from their relatives in the genus Canis.

Life cycle

1.
newborn pup
A blind newborn pup nurses and sleeps, completely dependent on its mother.
2.
juvenile
A weaned pup wrestles with littermates, learns its place in the pack, and starts eating meat.
3.
adolescent
An adolescent canid reaches near-adult size with long legs and a thinner coat, learning to hunt cooperatively.
4.
adult
Fully grown and hunting alongside the pack.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Cuon
Species: Cuon alpinus