majori had lost the last lower molar altogether. It resembled Canis in its physical form more than the modern species, which has greatly reduced molars, whose cusps have developed into sharply trenchant points. The earliest known member of the genus Cuon is the Chinese C. The first study on the origins of the species was conducted by paleontologist Erich Thenius, who concluded that the dhole was a post-Pleistocene descendant of a golden jackal-like ancestor. Hodgson later took note of the dhole's physical distinctiveness from the genus Canis and assigned it to a new genus Cuon. The British naturalist Brian Hodgson gave the dhole the binomial name Canis primaevus, assuming that it is the progenitor of the domestic dog. It was given the binomial name Canis alpinus in 1811 by Peter Pallas, who described its range as encompassing the upper levels of Udskoi Ostrog in Amurland, towards the eastern side of the Lena River, though he wrote that it also occurred around the Yenisei, and that it occasionally crossed into China. He described the animal as being a regular pack hunter of Alpine ibex, and of bearing many similarities with the golden jackal. The species was first described in literature in 1794 by an explorer named Pesteref, who encountered dholes during his travels in far eastern Russia. Local and indigenous names Indigenous names for Cuon alpinus Linguistic group or areaĪdivi-kutta, son-kuta, sona-kutta, rasa-kutta, jungli-kutta The Merriam-Webster Dictionary theorises that it may have come from the (‘wolf’). Richard Lydekker wrote nearly 80 years later that the word was not used by the natives living within the species' range. also ), which are in fact from the Proto-Germanic *dwalaz ‘foolish, stupid’. Two years later, Smith connected this word with ‘mad, crazy’, and erroneously compared the Turkish word with and (cfr. In 1827, Charles Hamilton Smith claimed that it was derived from a language spoken in 'various parts of the East'. He stated that 'dhole' was a common local name for the species.
The earliest possible written use of the word in English occurred in 1808 by soldier Thomas Williamson, who encountered the animal in Ramghur district. Factors contributing to this decline include habitat loss, loss of prey, competition with other species, persecution, and disease transfer from domestic dogs. It is listed as Endangered by the IUCN, as populations are decreasing and estimated at less than 2, 500 adults. In tropical forests, the dhole competes with tigers and leopards, targeting somewhat different prey species, but still with substantial dietary overlap. It is a diurnal pack hunter which preferentially targets medium and large sized ungulates.
Such clans usually consist of 12 individuals, but groups of over 40 are known. The dhole is a highly social animal, living in large clans without rigid dominance hierarchies and containing multiple breeding females. During the Pleistocene, the dhole ranged throughout Asia, Europe and North America, but became restricted to its historical range 12, 000–18, 000 years ago. It is genetically close to species within the genus Canis, though its skull is convex rather than concave in profile, it lacks a third lower molar, and the upper molars sport only a single cusp as opposed to 2–4. Other English names for the species include Indian wild dog, whistling dog, chennai, Asiatic wild dog, red wolf (not to be confused with Canis rufus), red dog and mountain wolf. The dhole (Cuon alpinus) is a canid native to Central and Southeast Asia. Kui Buri elephant watching area - taxi servcice from Hua Hin.Khao Yai - taxi service from/to Pattaya.Khao Yai & Ayutthaya - DIY taxi tour from Bangkok.Khao Yai - 3D/2N DIY taxi tour from Bangkok.Khao Yai - 2D/1N DIY taxi tour from Bangkok.Khao Yai - taxi service from/to Bangkok.Khao Sok - taxi service to/from all nearby towns.Khao Sam Roi Yot - DIY taxi tour from Bangkok.Khao Sam Roi Yot - DIY taxi tour from Hua Hin.Kaeng Krachan - taxi service from Bangkok.Pala-U Waterfall - DIY taxi tour from Hua Hin.Kaeng Krachan - taxi service from Hua Hin.Erawan Falls/Hellfire Pass - DIY taxi tour.Doi Suthep - DIY taxi tour from Chiang Mai.Doi Inthanon - DIY taxi tour from Chiang Mai.Khao Yai - 1-day wildlife tour with night safari.Erawan Falls, Sai Yok NP & more - 2D/1N raft house.Erawan Falls, Hellfire Pass & historical sites.Doi Inthanon & North Thailand birdwatching.Doi Inthanon & Doi Suthep - 2-days tour.
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