Meet The Amazing Looking Mountain Wolf (The Dhole) From Asia

The dhole (Cuon alpinus) is a canid native to Central, South and Southeast Asia. Other English names for the species include Asiatic wild dog, Indian wild dog, whistling dog, red wolf (not to be confused with Canis rufus), red dog, and mountain wolf.

The dhole is a canid native to Central, South and Southeast Asia. Dholes are found from Siberia in the north to the Malay Peninsula in the south. They like open spaces and can often be found on jungle roads, river beds, jungle clearings, and paths, where they rest during the day. Dholes can also be found in dense forest steppes, and the thick jungles of the plains as well as the hills. The lifespan of dhole is about 10 years in the wild and up to 16 years in captivity. The dhole is an average size canine with head/body length 90 cm (35 in), tail length 40 to 45 cm (16 to 18 in), and shoulder height 50 cm (20 in).