{"id":31119,"date":"2026-01-24T11:55:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T06:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=31119"},"modified":"2026-02-07T08:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T02:50:09","slug":"asiatic-wild-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/asiatic-wild-dog\/","title":{"rendered":"Asiatic Wild Dog"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Asiatic Wild Dog Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A rare Asiatic Wild Dog &#8216;Dhole&#8217;, has been seen for the first time in Ratapani Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh recently.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Asiatic Wild Dog<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Asiatic wild dog, also called <\/span><b>Dhole<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is a <\/span><b>wild Asian carnivore<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the <\/span><b>dog family<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Canidae).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientific Name: Cuon alpinus<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other Names: <\/span><b>Indian wild dog<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>whistling dog,<\/b> <b>red wolf, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">red dog, and mountain wolf.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Asiatic Wild Dog Habitat and <\/b><b>Distribution<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are found throughout <\/span><b>Central, Eastern <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Southeastern Asia.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In India, they are found in three clusters across India, namely the <\/span><b>Western and Eastern Ghats<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><b>central Indian landscape,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Northeast India.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Western and Eastern Ghats are stronghold regions for dholes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They inhabit <\/span><b>dense jungles, steppes, mountains, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">scrub forests, and <\/span><b>pine forests.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b><b style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: 35px; font-style: inherit;\">Asiatic Wild Dog <\/b><\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>sleek, reddish-brown, medium-sized<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dog.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It measures up to around 20 inches with a <\/span><b>bushy black tail,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which adds <\/span><b>up to a foot and a half.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Males are generally more muscular than females.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their <\/span><b>broad head<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and exceptionally <\/span><b>sharp jaws<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> give them an iconic facial appearance, which makes their body look more aligned.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This species tends to<\/span><b> live in groups<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with numbers ranging from 2-25 individuals.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>fast runners, excellent swimmers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>impressive jumpers.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>great communicators<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>use an eerie whistle to communicate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with each other.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Asiatic Wild Dog Conservation Status<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><b><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is classified as &#8216;<b>Endangered<\/b>&#8216; under the IUCN Red List.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etvbharat.com\/en\/state\/rare-iucn-listed-asiatic-wild-dog-spotted-in-madhya-pradesh-ratapani-tiger-reserve-for-first-time-enn26012400691\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ETVB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asiatic Wild Dog, also called Dhole, is a wild Asian carnivore of the dog family (Canidae). 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