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

JUNGLE CAT AND WILD DOG

Jungle cat (Felis chaus)

• Jungle cats have long legs but comparatively a short tail. The eyes are pale green in color whereas the fur varies from sandy grey to yellowish grey.
• The tail has a black colored tip and paws are pale yellowish, black or sooty brown in lower areas.
• Pale ventral sides are seen & ears are reddish in color ending in a small stripe of black hair materials.
• These animals are diurnal in nature & are swift in actions

Wild dog (Cuon alpinus)

• These animals are also called as ‘Dhole’.
• Hunt in packs and communicate by whistling sounds.
• Red coat is very characteristic.
• Ears are more rounded at the tip and the tail is quite bushy.
• Dhole usually has 12-14 teats as against 10 teats in true dogs.
• Lives in packs and usually hunt by day and rarely by night. The track is trailed by scent and pursed at sight and has a tireless canter that finally overruns the prey species.