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Vintage Parag, again !!! The build up was so thrilling. I was actually expecting a kill at the end - think we’ll have it in part 2 of this blog. Such a fascinating explanation of the formation and a logical conclusion on the lone Dhole. Truly incredible (not just the images, but also the way you tell your story).

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Keep anticipating, Gowar

The trick is in creating that anticipation

Those Dholes do that pretty regularly

I loved the pictures as mostly you see them in the undergrowth , but here they were on the horizon with a great backdrop

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Wow awesome pics and nicely narrated Sir !!

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Thanks a lot, Sunil

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As usual, nice click (amazing pictures of Dholes with eye to eye connect click) with brilliant narration including keynotes e.g., unspoken communication, understanding the individual roles and hunting… without wasting the time... super like...

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Thanks a lot, Khan

Yes good teams work in conjunction

Not much is spoken but lots is communicated through , unspoken means

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Are the Dholes from the same family as the African wild dogs? Their hunting is rather brutal compared to the big cats because they don’t wait for the prey to die before devouring it.

Thanks for sharing the beautiful pictures 😀

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Thanks a lot, Anshuman

The wild dogs , Asiatic or African have pretty similar behavior traits

Ferocious and ruthless to the core

The African wild dogs look more ferocious due to their painted skin tones

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Very nice pics and well narrated sir

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Thanks a lot, Sugumar

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Dear Parag

As usual, nice pictures with apt narrative. A different topic n species on platter

Thanks a lot 🙏

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Thanks a lot, Shripad for appreciating as always

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The strength of the team is each individual member....the strength of each member is the team....enjoyed this rare species formation and got to know modus operandi....fab pics and narration!

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Thanks a lot, Anshul

You caught the message right

Glad you loved this InFocus

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Good information about the Indian wild dogs! And “Chakravyiha”. I like the clicks and narration.

Personally I enjoy close up shots. And with 400 prime lense these pictures are very clear! Good !

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Thanks a lot, Shriram

If you love the close up shots , follow Sachin rai on instagram or on fb or check him up on the net

He is one of the Best Wildlife photographers too and I travel on most of trips with him

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Sir, Very interesting facts about Dholes. All pics well captured and superbly narrated.

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Thanks a lot, Harsha

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Nice shots..on safaris when everyone is glared in the woods to have a sight of the big cats and endangered species, its very easy to ignore these Dholes…but we all know for ecological balance, they are as important as “the King” himself. It actually was a unique experience to get an insight on Dholes.

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Thanks a ton, Kapil

Am so happy you are getting engaged with InFocus and appreciating nature and the wild

In the jungle every one has a role to play and all are equally important hence

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Now back to wildlife, with a new animal theme. While reading your blog I thought I was watching Discovery Channel. One of your specialties is that you know how to play with words very well as well as camera, this is possible only when you have a lot of experience because it is not easy to know the movements of animals so closely that which animal is thinking at what time what to do.Wants to know how important it is to keep all these information, you know better, this is a difficult task. There is a big difference between the two, according to me, doing photography only and doing photography after having complete knowledge of the other animals. If you can read the mental level of animals, taking photos is as easy as if you know their movements and you can even set the position for the photo according to your angle, like you did with these wild dogs as You knew that these wild dogs are planning for hunt. His group is divided into parts.Your homework was ready, so that is the reason your blog is great.

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Thank you so much, Bhupinder

Wild is my genre and I love that and have so many stories to tell

Thought I would take a brief detour and talk about other things like the last one and this one

Am so happy you loved it , you always appreciate it from your heart

Having travelled into the wild a few times I now understand better the behavior of the animals and stay patient with my camera

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Yes sir, these Dholes are very strong and much available in western ghats also. Very ferocious in nature and always in group. The damage they make in our villages also heavy.

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Yes Bhat

They are highly ferocious and dangerous

Hard to shake them off if they decide on a prey

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These Wild Dogs, known as सोन कुत्ते, in local language are in abundance in Pench Forest. They are considered as so ferocious that even a tiger doesn't dare to tackle them, if these are more than 10 in number in a group.

Nice captures though, as usual Dear. Enjoyed the commentary as well.

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Thank you so much, Shashank

Yes they are highly ferocious and dangerous too

Hard to tackle them if they get behind a prey

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Fascinating facts on the Dholes, scheming lots indeed...comprising guile, craft and alliance, eventually resulting in conquest. Engrossing shots and narration.

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Thanks a lot, Prashant

Yes , highly scheming (should we say STRATEGIC, why scheming?) they have to fight to survive ina forest of tigers and leopards

Thanks for appreciating as always

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It looks that the Dholes are excellent strategist and may kill any wild animal by the strength of the group and strategy. Nicely narrated with excellent photographs. Keep it up Parag.

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Thanks a lot, Gopal

True they are really the Chanakyas of the forest

Glad you loved it

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Lovely spin on chakravuah you have really snared me with your narrations..and clicks

I will just say वाह क्या बात है 👍😀

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Thank you , Uncle and you too have mastered the art of commenting with different lingos and emojis , so good to see

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