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Dhole Quiz

A wild dog from Asia that whistles instead of barking and lets its pups eat first. How much do you know about the dhole?

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  1. What is another name for the dhole?

    It lives in the jungles and alpine steppes of central and southeast Asia.

  2. How many teeth does a dhole have?

    Wolves and dogs have 42.

  3. How high can a dhole leap straight up?

    It helps them scan tall elephant grass for prey.

  4. Why do dholes whistle?

    They also scream, mew and cluck.

  5. What do adult dholes often do after a kill?

    That is almost never seen in other social predators.

  6. How big can dhole super packs get?

    They can take prey such as 2,000-pound water buffalo.

  7. How do dholes usually hunt?

    They often drive deer into water to slow them down.

  8. How many mature dholes are left in the wild?

    That makes the dhole rarer than the wild tiger.

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