Dhole

The dhole is the only member of the genus Cuon. It differs from the true wolves and dogs in having a convex rather than concave skull profile, no third lower molar, and upper molars with a single cusp. It is a diurnal pack hunter that preferentially targets large and medium hoofed animals, and it makes screaming calls when attacking prey (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is highly social, living in clans with no rigid dominance hierarchy and often several breeding females. Clans usually number about 12, but groups of over 40 are known. In tropical forest it competes with tigers and leopards, taking somewhat different prey but with considerable overlap. In 2011, dhole packs were recorded by camera traps in Chitwan National Park. Nationally Endangered (Nepal National Red List 2011).