Wild Dog Diaries
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| Wild Dog Diaries | |
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| Directed by | Senani Hegde |
| Written by | N Bhanutej |
| Produced by | Krupakar Senani Features Limited for National Geographic Channel |
| Narrated by | Christopher Hooke |
| Edited by | Saravanakumar Ecotone |
| Music by | Ravish K P |
Release date |
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Running time | 47 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | English |
Wild Dog Diaries is a wildlife film portraying the behaviour of wild dogs (Cuon alpinus).[1] The film was directed by the photographer duo of Krupakar-Senani and mainly filmed in the Bandipur National Park and the Mudumalai National Park of India.
The film centres around a pack of dholes, canids native to Central and Southeast Asia. The dhole is a highly social animal, living in large clans without rigid dominance hierarchies.[2] Such clans usually consist of 12 individuals, but groups of over 40 are known.[3] It is a diurnal pack hunter which preferentially targets medium and large sized ungulates.[4] It is listed as Endangered by the IUCN, on account of its decreasing population, which is now estimated at less than 2,500 adults. Factors contributing to this decline include habitat loss, loss of prey, competition with other species, persecution, and disease transfer from domestic dogs.[5]
Production
The film was produced for the National Geographic Channel and completed in the year 2006.[6] It was shot over a period of 12 years .[7] The shooting of the film was a difficult task because of the elusive nature of the dhole and the forest terrain.[6] While shooting for this film, Krupakar-Senani were kidnapped and held captive by the forest brigand, Veerappan.[7]