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Dhole

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why are dholes hard to study?

a)

Remote Locations

b)

Thick Forests

c)

Low Densities

d)

Solitary Lifestyle

2.

What is the dhole's population trend?

a)

Decreasing

b)

Increasing

c)

Stable

d)

Unknown

3.

Dholes are among the trickiest carnivores to GPS collar.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Dholes attack humans.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Humans will steal prey from dholes.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

How do dholes greet each other?

a)

Snapping

b)

Whistling

c)

Barking

d)

Wagging Tail

7.

Dholes are very vocal.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Dholes are so uniformly marked that there's usually no way to tell individuals apart.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Dholes feed in order of dominance to avoid conflicts.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Dholes prey on livestock.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Retaliatory killing is a primary factor limiting dhole conservation.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What is the dhole's primary diet?

a)

Carnivorous

b)

Herbivorous

c)

Omnivorous

13.

What makes up the majority of the dhole's diet?

a)

Berries

b)

Insects

c)

Lizards

d)

Mammals

14.

How much food can a single dhole consume in one hour?

a)

2 kg. / 4 lbs.

b)

4 kg. / 9 lbs.

c)

6 kg. / 13 lbs.

d)

8 kg. / 18 lbs.

15.

How many U.S. facilities have dholes?

a)

0

b)

3

c)

5

d)

10

16.

Which zoo has been breeding dholes since 2001 off-exhibit to help re-populate the species?

a)

San Deigo Zoo

b)

Colombus Zoo

c)

Minnesota Zoo

d)

Bronx Zoo

17.

What is the dhole's social system?

a)

Social

b)

Solitary

c)

Social Males, Solitary Females

d)

Solitary Males, Social Females

18.

How large is the average dhole group?

a)

1-5

b)

5-12

c)

10-50

d)

50-120

19.

Unlike wolves, dholes allow the young to eat before other group members.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What is the dhole's mating system?

a)

Monogamy

b)

Polygyny

c)

Polyandry

d)

Polygynandry

21.

Dholes are aggressive and fight often.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Like other canines, dholes kill their prey by biting the throat.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Dholes eat their prey alive.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

How long is the dhole's gestation?

a)

1 Month

b)

2 Months

c)

4 Months

d)

6 Months

25.

When are dholes born?

a)

November-March

b)

March-July

c)

July-November

26.

How many dholes make up the average litter?

a)

1-3

b)

3-10

c)

10-16

d)

16-23

27.

Dholes engage in obligate cooperative group hunting.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Dhole can kill prey that weighs how much more than them?

a)

5x

b)

15x

c)

25x

d)

50x

29.

Dholes love water.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Dholes often build their dens near streambeds.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

To what continent is the dhole endemic?

a)

Asia

b)

Oceania

c)

Africa

d)

South America

32.

How much have dhole populations declined since 2008?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

95%

33.

What threatens dholes?

a)

Prey Loss

b)

Habitat Loss

c)

Persecution

d)

Disease

34.

When do dholes acquire their distinctive red coat?

a)

At Birth

b)

3 Weeks

c)

3 Months

d)

3 Years

35.

When do dholes reach sexual maturity?

a)

6 Months

b)

1 Year

c)

2 Years

d)

3 Years

36.

Depending on the region, a dhole’s pelage may vary in color.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

What color is a dhole's tail?

a)

Red

b)

Black

c)

White

d)

Tan

38.

The dhole is one of how many canid species with specialized teeth for hypercarnivory?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

13

d)

30

39.

What canid is most related to dholes?

a)

African Wild Dog

b)

Ethiopian Wolf

c)

Side-Striped Jackal

d)

African Golden Wolf

40.

Dholes participate in cooperative breeding.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Dholes feed their young through regurgitation.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

The dhole is a habitat specialist.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

What habitats do dholes inhabit?

a)

Forest

b)

Shrubland

c)

Grassland

d)

Savanna

44.

Dholes prefer open spaces.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

What is the dhole's evaluation on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species?

a)

Endangered

b)

Critically Endangered

c)

Extinct in the Wild

d)

Vulnerable

46.

What is the dhole's estimated global population?

a)

1,000-2,000

b)

100-200

c)

10,000-20,000

d)

100,000-200,000

47.

The dhole's rainforests are being destroyed for what resources?

a)

Palm Oil

b)

Paper

c)

Rubber

d)

Mining

48.

Dholes inhabit some of the world's most threatened, degraded, and disconnected forests.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Dholes are more egalitarian than wolves.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

There are less breeding dholes left in the wild than breeding tigers.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

How much of the dhole's diet is composed of meat?

a)

20%

b)

50%

c)

70%

d)

90%

52.

The dhole is a hypercarnivore.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

Seasonal changes occur in the dhole’s diet.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

What are alternate names for the dhole?

a)

Asiatic Wild Dog

b)

Red Dog

c)

Whistling Dog

d)

Mountain Wolf

55.

Why are dholes called whistling dogs?

a)

Whistling Vocalizations

b)

Respond to Whistles

c)

Prey on Whistling Birds

d)

Avoid Whistles

56.

What sounds do dholes make?

a)

Whistles

b)

Barks

c)

Growls

d)

Howls

57.

There is sexual dimorphism in the body size of the dhole.

a)

True, males are larger.

b)

True, females are larger.

c)

False.

58.

The dhole's body size is how much of that of a wolf?

a)

10-30%

b)

30-50%

c)

50-70%

d)

70-90%

59.

How tall are dholes at the shoulder?

a)

50 cm. / 20 in.

b)

150 cm. / 60 in.

c)

100 cm. / 40 in.

d)

25 cm. / 10 in.

60.

What is the dhole's scientific name?

a)

Cuon alpinus

b)

Lycaon pictus

c)

Canis adustus

d)

Cuon javanicus

61.

The dhole is the only extant species in the Cuon genus.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

The dhole was originally two seperate species with what common names?

a)

Northern Dhole

b)

Southern Dhole

c)

Eastern Dhole

d)

Western Dhole

63.

As of 2005, how many dhole subspecies are recognized?

a)

0

b)

3

c)

11

d)

2

64.

Dholes are great diggers.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

The dhole has the largest land requirements of any Asian species.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

What system does the dhole inhabit?

a)

Terrestrial

b)

Aquatic

c)

Fossorial

d)

Aerial/Arboreal

67.

What country has the largest dhole groups?

a)

India

b)

Thailand

c)

China

d)

Myanmar

68.

Female dholes have more teats than other canid species.

a)

True

b)

False

69.

What is the dhole's form of locomotion?

a)

Digitigrade

b)

Plantigrade

c)

Unguligrade

d)

Other

70.

How are dholes similar to African wild dogs?

a)

Body Size

b)

Reproduction

c)

Social Behavior

d)

Range

71.

What is a young dhole called?

a)

Pup

b)

Kit

c)

Joey

d)

Calf

72.

Subordinate dhole group members are reproductively suppressed.

a)

True

b)

False

73.

What is a group of dholes called?

a)

Pack

b)

Pride

c)

Cackle

d)

Camp

74.

What preys on dholes?

a)

Tigers

b)

Leopards

c)

Sloth Bears

d)

Lions

75.

What is the dhole's circadian rhythm?

a)

Diurnal

b)

Nocturnal

c)

Cathemeral

d)

Crepuscular

76.

Dholes can be trained to follow commands.

a)

True

b)

False

77.

How much do dholes weigh?

a)

10-20 kg. / 22-44 lb.

b)

20-30 kg. / 44-66 lb.

c)

30-40 kg. / 66-88 lb.

d)

40-50 kg. / 88-110 lb.

78.

Which of these are dhole tracks?

a)
b)
c)
d)
79.

Which of these is a dhole?

a)
b)
c)
d)
80.

Which of these is a dhole?

a)
b)
c)
d)

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