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Classification
Mammal
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Diet
Carnivore
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Lifespan
10–15 years
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Weight
10–20 kg
Population Trend
📉Decreasing
Description
A highly social wild dog species from Asia, known for cooperative hunting strategies.
Habitat
🌿 forest🌿 grassland🌿 alpine regions
Extended Data
Taxonomy
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Carnivora
Family
Canidae
Genus
Cuon
Fun Facts
1
Can take down prey 10 times their own size through teamwork.
2
Have fewer teeth than other canids — only 40 instead of 42.
3
Their whistling calls gave them the nickname 'whistling hunter'.
4
Pack sizes can exceed 40 individuals.
5
Rudyard Kipling featured dholes in 'The Second Jungle Book'.