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    Default Sambar and dhole

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    Dhole (Cuon alpinus) hunt and behave similar to the wild dogs in Africa. In this scene, a pack of Sambar (Cervus unicolor) had run into the safety of the waterhole. There was a small fawn in the group as well. The dholes were trying to run around the waterhole trying to separate the group. In this image, you can find the Sambar stamping their feet so hard that the mud is flying along with the water. The raised tail and stamping feet is the typical behaviour of Sambar when they are alarmed.

    Canon EOS 1D Mark II, Canon EF 400mm F2.8 L IS USM, EF 2xII, ISO 400, f5.6, 1/60, full frame image.

    Look forward to your comments and critiques.

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    I would be stamping my feet as well if surrounded by Dhole!

    Not sure about this, I think the 2x has lowered IQ too much.

    Do you have any more of this scene?

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    Would love to see these guys in action. Would prefer a frontal perspective of the deer, but nice behavioral image all the same.
    TFS


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    Don't mind them looking away all that much since they are keeping an eye on the predators, wish for the predators to be separated and would have increased the ISO .. will take a little noise over problems with low shutter speed any day !!!

    Love the action and behavior !! Mighty fine !!!

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    Dear All,
    Thanks for your comments. The light was pretty low. Some of my subsequent shots were at ISO 800, but the light was low.
    Cheers,
    Sabyasachi

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    great moment and thanks for sharing Sabya! wish the IQ was a bit better as mentioned but still a keeper in my books!
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