A genus of wild dogs native to Asia, including the Asiatic wild dog or dhole, which hunts in packs and is related to domestic dogs.
From scientific Latin nomenclature; possibly derived from Greek or Sanskrit roots relating to dogs. Used as a formal genus name in zoological taxonomy since the 19th century.
The dhole (Cuon alpinus) is one of the world's rarest canids and hunts with remarkable coordination—they can take down prey much larger than themselves, yet they're less studied than wolves or lions despite being equally fascinating.
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