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The reality This gaur has been attacked by a pack of wild dogs (Dhole ; <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/26142/a_close_shave.html" title="A close shave..."><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2233/26142_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=x%2FKclZtqRMBEDCaajjl1JLtH3f4%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="A close shave... We were driving though the forrest on our safari and to cut a long story short, we got stuck, having to get out of the jeep to push it free.... having done so, we looked around laughing, and noticed a pack of dhole 10 meter away, just watching us! I grabbed my camera, fired off a few shots, and got this one... it is as close as i have ever been to one! :) Cuon alpinus,Dhole,Fall,Geotagged,India" /></a></figure> ). It obviously got away, but the gaur is left wounded and the dogs hungry. No one was a winner, just a survivor! Bos gaurus,Gaur,Geotagged,India,John Rowell,Kabini,Wildlife,Winter,adhocphotographer,redearth Click/tap to enlarge

The reality

This gaur has been attacked by a pack of wild dogs (Dhole ;

A close shave... We were driving though the forrest on our safari and to cut a long story short, we got stuck, having to get out of the jeep to push it free.... having done so, we looked around laughing, and noticed a pack of dhole 10 meter away, just watching us! I grabbed my camera, fired off a few shots, and got this one... it is as close as i have ever been to one! :) Cuon alpinus,Dhole,Fall,Geotagged,India
). It obviously got away, but the gaur is left wounded and the dogs hungry. No one was a winner, just a survivor!

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Those looks like quite deep wounds, I hope it manages to live through it. Posted 10 years ago
    1. View JohnR's profile
      JohnR
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      I'm rooting for the dogs! :P Posted 10 years ago
  3. View travismorhardt's profile
    travismorhardt
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    Both need to survive: the gaur to raise its young, and the dogs to keep populations of other mammals in check. I like to see the guar made it to nurture its calf, but the more hostile side in me would like to see a predator take something like this down... Posted 10 years ago
    1. View JohnR's profile
      JohnR
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      I'm with you on this... :) see :
      A dangerous place This was a Gaur drinking from the reservoir, less than 500m away from where we spotted the tiger strolling in the forest (http://www.jungledragon.com/image/26695/the_stroll.html )... We sat and i hoped for a kill, but to no avail. It highlights the risk taken for a drink! Bos gaurus,Gaur,Geotagged,India,John Rowell,Kabini,Wildlife,Winter,adhocphotographer,redearth
       Posted 10 years ago

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The Gaur

The gaur, also called Indian bison, is the largest extant bovine and is native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. The species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1986, as the population decline in parts of the species' range is likely to be well over 70% during the last three generations.

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Uploaded Feb 23, 2015. Captured Feb 22, 2015 07:06 in Nagarhole National Park, Nagarhole Road, Nalkeri Forest, Karnataka 571250, India.
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  • Canon EOS 5D Mark III
  • f/4.0
  • 1/500s
  • ISO1600
  • 500mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.