Abstract
The food habits of dhole were evaluated in the tropical forests of Silent Valley National Park (SVNP) from December 2011 to May 2012 by analysing their scats. Eleven prey species were identified. Sambar was found to be the principal prey species for dhole as inferred from the relative biomass consumption of prey remains in dhole scats. Regarding prey biomass contribution, sambar was highest (66.74%) while grey jungle fowl was the lowest (0.32%). The aim of this study was to assess the food habits of dhole co-existing with large predators, tiger and leopard in the tropical forests of SVNP.
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