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title	:	The Whistling Hunters : Field Studies of the Asiatic Wild Dog (Cuon Alpinus) SUNY Series in Animal Behavior
author	:	Fox, Michael W.
publisher	:	State University of New York Press
isbn10 | asin	:	087395842X
print isbn13	:	9780873958424
ebook isbn13	:	9780585090542
language	:	English
subject	Cuon alpinus.
publication date	:	1984
lcc	:	QL737.C22F6935 1984eb
ddc	:	599.74/442
subject	:	Cuon alpinus.

Page i The Whistling Hunters

Page ii In the SUNY Series in Animal Behavior Jerram L. Brown, Editor Michael Fox formerly a professor of psychology at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, is currently Director, Institute for the Study of Animal Problems, The Humane Society of the United States, Washington, D. C. He holds B. Vet. Med., from the Royal Veterinary College, London, and PH.D., and D.SC. degrees from the University of London and is a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, England. He is contributing editor to McCall's magazine and writes a syndicated newspaper column Ask Your Animal Doctor. He has written several popular books, including Understanding Your Dog, Understanding Your Cat, and Between Animal and Man: The Key to the Kingdom, and also technical books such as The Behavior of Wolves, Dogs and Related Canids, The Dog: Its Domestication and Behavior, Concepts in Ethology: Animal and Human Behavior, and Integrative Development of Brain and Behavior in the Dog. He has also published several children's books, notably The Wolf, Sundance Coyote, and most recently Ramu and Chennai, a story about these whistling dogs and a jungle boy.

Page iii The Whistling Hunters Field Studies of the Asiatic Wild Dog (Cuon alpinus) Michael W. Fox STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS Albany

Page iv Published by State University of New York Press, Albany 1984 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information, address State University of New York Press, State University Plaza, Albany, N.Y., 12246 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Fox, Michael W., 1937 The whistling hunters. (SUNY series in animal behavior) Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Cuon alpinus I. Title II. Series. QL737.C22F6935 1984 599.74'442 84-2442 ISBN 0-87395-842-X ISBN 0-87395-843-8 (pbk.)

Page v Contents Foreword vii Introduction 1 Chapter 1 The First Days 3 Chapter 2 Jungle Senses 16 Chapter 3 The Whistling Dog's World 22 Chapter 4 The Whistling Dog 40 Chapter 5 The Whistling Hunter 50 Chapter 6 Family Life and Communication 78 Chapter 7 Politics, People, and the Jungle 102 Chapter 8 The Place and Value of the Whistling Dog 116 Chapter 9 Pariah Dogs of the City and Jungle 122 Chapter 10 Man, Nature, Consciousness, and Conservation 131 References 144 Index 147

Page vii Foreword The jungle whistling dog, or dhole, a distinct and separate species of the canid family, is Asia's virtually unstudied wild dog. Today, it is one of many endangered species threatened with extinction. Highly intelligent, wary of man, and an elusive predator in the dense jungle of Southwest India, this rare and beautiful creature is one of the most difficult animals to study. Its very nature defies the patience and skill of the most dedicated naturalist; yet, knowledge about its habits and a more widespread understanding and appreciation of this species are essential for its protection and continued survival. In this book I bring together fragments of my own field studies along with the few observations other naturalists have made. Thus I assemble as complete a picture as possible of the whistling dog. The exquisitely complex mosaic of its life and place in the wild may well be shattered and lost forever, because wild dogs may soon become extinct if their role in nature is not respected and their habitats protected. Extinction is forever, like a stargate closing for all eternity. It would mean the end, not only of wild dogs, but also of the jungle wilderness itself, for wild dog and its habitat form an inseparable whole, a distinct and unique presence. The jungle is their spirit of place. It is this spirit what Ren Dubos* calls "a God within", that I

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