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Lupinicious β Dhole Standing Proud
Published: 2010-09-17 16:37:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 11693; Favourites: 702; Downloads: 0
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So, here you go, not a wolf, but a canid nonetheless: a dhole (lat.: Cuon alpinus, german: Rothund). Since 2004, this species is classified as "endangered" in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, with less than 2,500 mature individuals remaining in the wild.
It is native to southeastern parts of Asia.Photo taken at the Magdeburg Zoo - the dholes there were really fun to watch. I really liked their very playful behavior (every couple of minutes, two of them ran up to the third, obviously the highest ranking animal to butter it up, actively submitting energetically with flying tails. What a crazy bunch
The "alpha" didn't seem amused either, trying to evade their kisses, but generally only holding still and waiting for the attack wave to fade away. Also, I particularly like their stylish white fur protruding from the inside of both of their ears
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Comments: 45
Shino took the words right out of my mouth.
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What a majestic Capture. This Animal is so beautiful.
Und jetzt schreib ich mal deutsch weil mir das leichter fΓ€llt xD
Danke fΓΌr dieses WunderschΓΆne Foto. Ich hatte vorher noch nier etwas von einem Rothund gewusst. Und dank deinem Bild habe ich ein weiteres Tier in mein Herz geschlossen ^^
Ich muss unbedingt auch mal nach Magdeburg in den Zoo.^^
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Ja, die sind wohl nicht nur in der Wildnis, sondern auch in deutschen Zoos recht selten.
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Zum GlΓΌck gibt es ΓΌberhaupt noch welche ^^
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Just something about the color and layout of this shot is awesome! love it!
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Yay!! Dholes finally!!
Thank you for standing up for them!!
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Your photo wakes me up and it saddens me. The fallen tree- and the nobel grace of this creature fires me up to change things for the living. Thank you!
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They're incredible creatures!
Didnt knew there were so few in the wild. Thats so sad...
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I really love foxes, it's a beautiful animal. Beautiful composition for this photo.
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Thanks, but it's a dhole, not a fox
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I did not know this species. I had read the comment of the photograph but I really believed that it was about a species of fox. In made research with the Latin name, I have just found the term in French, he acts of "chien sauvage d'Asie" (wild dog of Asia. It is the first time that I see one of them, thank you for this discovery
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this is a pretty photo. very regal, and a great photo for a short lesson on their threatened species status.
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What a beautiful animal! I haven't heard of a dhole before. Presuming it's a close relative of the fox, by the looks. Lovely photograph!
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its close relative of the african wild dog
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Wonderful! I adore dholes but most people sadly don't even seem to know that they exist. This is a BEAUTIFUL animal.
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Amazing work! 
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Thank you Michelle, words like that coming from a great photographer like you always mean a lot to me
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Wow, great shot. Must say I've never heard of a rothund before... Beautiful animals, though, and glad I've seen one now. Too bad there are so few of them.
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o0 fuck are a real dhole (this so great, this animal is so rare)
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there aren't enough good dhole photos :3 this ones composition reminds me of a storybook illustration or painting! Well done
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This is a beautiful piece
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i love this picture. according to "wild dog diaries" documentary, lead dholes are normally female and called queens. cool huh?
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Cool, I gotta admit I didn't know that
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much more proud than many humans I saw ...
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Wow I saw these in a zoo here in Sweden! 
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Here's some more: They used to inhabit India in large large numbers. They'd form packs so large that even families of tigers would give way to them.
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