Burmese gray wild dog

Gray Dhole, also known as Burmese gray wild dog is a reported canid from Myanmar, especially native to Pidaung Game Sanctuary near the Irrawaddy River in Myitkyina Forest Division, Thayagon in Bago Division, near the Pegu Yomas and in Lower Chindwin district near the Chindwin River. It is described as having a short dark gray coat, a black muzzle and short, round ears. The Burmans say there are two kinds of wild dog in Burma, the large and small.

History

Burmese grey wild dog is recognize as some separate species of wild dog first reported from Burma tropical forest by E. G. Phytian-Adams in 1913 and solemn description as unrecognized species in December 1933s in book "A Game Book for Burma and Adjoining Territories". Bombay Natural History Society in 1950s had asked to procure the skull and skin of the this gray species but to today, we not know more AbOUT it endemic wild form of canid probably related to dhole. After then someone rich forester offered a reward of Rs. 10/ - for the skull and skin and at the same issued rifle ammunitions to La Kyon Naw, head game-keeper who possesses a S.B.B.L. Probably Bombay Natural history despite promise from La Kyon Naw not got the skull and skin, because this is not described today by science.

Lt.Col E.G Phytian - Adams on 21 April in 1913 was in camp at Thayagon near Paungde on the line between Rangoon and Pyay, saw a wild dog quite close but could get no shot. Its color was gray. Capt. Boswell saw a specific "wolf" and he had seen an uncommon species of wild dog peculiar to Burma.

Burmese explorer, Mr. Tsaing spent 10 years in Burma previous to the Japanese invasion in 1942 and never heard of a grey species of wild dog there but in June 1936, he with Bison in the Lower Chindwin district saw at ten yards at first but later within five yards a wild dog which was larger than jackal and larger than the average village pariah. It had a black muzzle, half shut eyes, having a dark grey coat. It very possible that it was Burmese grey wild dog. After this and former was few reports about gray dhole.

On base of description it is larger than common dhole but similar to it.

They chase their tails often.

References

• U Tun Yin. (March 1953) Miscellaneous gleanings on Wild Life in Burma (Do Wolves Occur in Burma?) The Burmese Forester 3(1): 43-47 pages (approx.)
• U Sein Tun, (1953) Grey species of Wild dog in Burma, (correspondence).The Burmese Forester 3: 82-84

• Phythian- Adams, E.G. 1949. Jungle memories. Pt. IV. Wild dogs and wolves, etc. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 48(4): 645-655.
• Burton, R. W. 1950. The Burmese Wild Dog. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 49: 300.
• Boswell, K. 1950. The Burmese Wild Dog and other matters canine. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 49: 301-303.

External links

• Burmese Grey Wild Dog - Grey Dhole by FromCryptidMy - cryptozoology blog for the world.