VMD 512: Zoo/Wild Animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

INDIAN WILD DOG

• Indian wild dogs (Cuon alpinus) are also called as Dholes. These animals are having a hunting habit in packs only. They prey on a number of animals like deer, sheep, gaur, pigs etc.
• A large pack may attach bigger animals like buffalo and gaur. They help to improve the prey population by eliminating the old and diseased individuals.
• These are found in Andhra Pradesh and in Mudumalai and Anaimalai regions.