Wild dogs of Mount Abu

Meet wild pariahs of Mount Abu.

Mount Abu, like all other cities, towns and hamlets, has its own share of pariah dogs that live off food thrown to them by the local populace. Most of them scavenge garbage cans and dumping grounds. Of late, I have observed these dogs forming small packs and going into the forest area to hunt for prey.

Yesterday I photographed one such pack

Leader of the pack wild dog

Mt. Abu Wild Dogs

This pack of five dogs has become a force to reckon with. They specialise in catching squirrels, mongooses, goats and the local langur. I have witnessed them tearing a goat to pieces within a few minutes. Their teamwork and the effect of bringing an animal down are mind-boggling. I believe at night this pack swells to a larger pack, and they go rampaging the outskirts of the city and parts of the forest. I know leopards pick up stray parish dogs, but I’m sure it would not risk trying to pick a dog from a pack such as this.