It isn’t easy to find videos that both show dholes and also tell a story.
These widespread Asian wild dogs just basically do doggo things out there, apparently, though I did find two “story” videos.
Let’s work our way up from the very basic to the story.
The very basics of dholes, as seen in Thailand:
No matter the species, there’s always one slowpoke on a trail walk.
It’s not exactly gripping drama to us, but conservationists love it since dholes are hard to find in this country.
There’s a whole pack!
On Sumatra, we get to know the dholes a little better:
The Sumatran Camera Trap Project has a page on dholes.
Our first story is a simple one: feeding but nervous Indian dholes and hungry birds nearby, waiting.
Finally, the big story: dholes feeding and a hungry big cat who is not about to wait:
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