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| Cuon alpinus (Pallas, 1811) |
The Dhole (Cuon alpinus) is a mammal of the Canidae family. It is the only species in its genus Cuon.
Dholes are mostly found in south Asia, ranging further north into central Asia to the borders of Russia, east to Malaysia and south to Sumatra and JavaJava ( Indonesian: Jawa , area 132,000 square km, has 114 million inhabitants and is the most densely populated island in Indonesia, with 864 people per kmē. If it were a country it would be the second most densely populated country of the world, except f.
The dhole is a social canid and is generally seen hunting in packs.
Dholes appear in Rudyard KiplingJoseph Rudyard Kipling ( December 30, 1865 January 18, 1936) was a British author and poet, born in India. He is best known for the children's story The Jungle Book ( 1894), the Indian spy novel Kim ( 1901), the poems " Gunga Din" ( 1892) and " If ( 1895)'s children's story Red Dog in The Second Jungle BookEmbossed cover from the original MacMillanedition of The Second Jungle Book 1895, based onart by John Lockwood Kipling (Rudyard's father) The Second Jungle Book is a sequel to The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. First published in 1895, it features five s as a threat to MowgliMowgli is a fictional character who originally appeared in Rudyard Kipling's short story "In the Rukh" (collected in Many Inventions 1893) and then went on to become the most prominent and memorable character in his fantasies, The Jungle Book and The Seco's wolf pack.