When: October 31, 2020

Where: DinoZoo Metelen, Germany

The zoo really did its best to ensure you can't get too close to the hyper Dholes - they may seem sweet and merely playful, but I'm sure the boys can be ferocious if given the chance.

Yes, I say boys - because we know these guys, and so do you! They're "our" boys; Jumper and Asher and the pups moved here. This is one of the pups, who was really enjoying the jumping up and branches in an attempt to pull them off.

He didn't really manage to reach and grab them though - Jumper (true to his name) had to demonstrate it

Species: Ussuri or Chinese Dhole (Aziatische wilde of rode hond)

Latin name: Cuon Alpinus Alpinus

Originates from East Asia.

Current status: Endangered

Did you know:

&Theyre also called Asiatic Wild Dog, Indian Wild Dog, Whistling Dog, Red Dog and Mountain Wolf. This specific Ussuri or Chinese Dhole, is also known as the Eastern Asiatic Dhole.

&Known to make a whistling sound resembling that of Red Foxes, sometimes rendered as coo-coo, it is unknown how they produce the sound but it is thought it coordinates the clan when traveling through thick brush.

&Dholes are highly social animals, and live in large clans withour rigid dominance hierarchies, containing multiple breeding females. These clans usually consist of 12 individuals, but clans of 40 are also known.

&They are able to jump 7 ft/ 2 meters straight up into the air.

&They suffer many threats to their survival in the wild, such as habitat loss, loss of prey, competition with other species, persecution due to livestock predation, but also disease transfer from domestic dogs. Their numbers are estimated at lower than 2,500 individuals and decreasing.

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