Dholes are so uniformly marked that it’s difficult to identify individuals and distinguish between sexes.
Dholes are so uniformly marked that there is usually no way to tell individuals apart. It can even be difficult to distinguish between sexes.
Oftentimes, researchers and zookeepers must rely on behavioral differences more than physical differences to distinguish individual dholes from one another.
Sources: (Carmignani; Hance, 2015)
Image: Tambako the Jaguar
