Athletic Ability Of The Dynamic Dhole

Dholes are incredibly athletic.

Picture from WAZA

Aside from being great swimmers and fast runners, they are also incredible at jumping.  They can jump nearly seven feet straight up in the air.  These skills are critical when it comes to hunting in a pack.

Dholes are incredibly athletic. They are fast runners, excellent swimmers, and impressive jumpers. These skills are critical when the pack is hunting. In some protected areas, they share habitat with tigers and leopards. - See more at: http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/dhole#sthash.rOGZzefz.dpuf

The Indian Wild Dog

In Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book, he refers to a red dog—the Dhole. They are about the size of a collie, rather fox-like or coyote-like in appearance. They make some strange nondog sounds. Listen to them in this video—at one point they sound more birdlike.


I think I'm going to have to go back and reread the novel...

JJ