The species that are seriously at a very high risk of extinction are known as endangered species.

The largest continent on the Earth, Asia, is home to several species but unfortunately while some of the species have already faced extinction, many others are on the verge of extinction.
Here is the list of animal species that are facing a serious threat.

7Asian Wild Dog

The Asian Wild Dog, also known as the Indian Dhole has been spotted by many travelers around the Central Asia. These are the carnivores that are mostly found in Indian National Parks and forests. As they originated for more than 12,000 years ago, they are also called ice age survivors. However, the excessive urbanization has resulted in their habitat loss leading to their disappearance. Today, they have been given the status of  ‘endangered species’ by IUCN. Surprisingly, their number is declining too fast that less than 2500 Asian wild Dogs are left in the world.

Dhole Facts :

  1. Their appearance is a combination of dog and red fox.
  2. They are regarded as sociable animal with great communication skills and they usually hunt together in herds. Their herds are called ‘Clans‘ that usually comprises 5-12 members.
  3. Their remarkable team work can result in killing and hunting of animals way larger than their own size.
  4. Unlike other canine breeds, their forehead is convex not concave.
  5. Their tails are mostly bushy and black in colour. However, some of their sub species are seen to have other colour variations as well.
  6. Dhole population is distributed amongst different countries such as India, Bhutan, Sumatra, Tibet and South East Asia.
  7. Interestingly, they do not bark but have a peculiarly whistle sound instead. This is variable for each individual.
  8. They usually have a life span of 10 years but can live upto 15 years when in captivity.

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