Wild-Pet may sound like an oxymoron. But I have seen one..This is the picture of my brother with a hound dog at our uncle's farm near Gudur, Nellore Dt, Andhra Pradesh. My younger brother, Kiran, worked in this farm few years back developing a barren land into a plantation for medicinal plants. Quite an illustrative career he has, worked in a media company as apprentice, got fired before he learnt basics, then joined a biotech startup, worked as a bell boy to General Manager, their ERP management and 10 other roles. He then joined Satyam working at Australia now. As part of that biotech firm, he worked/lived in this farm there for around 1 year.
The dogs in this photo are wild hounds (I dont know exact breed), from the tribal-belt in Tungabadra River banks in Kurnool Dt, AP. They have a peculiar trait. They are nocturnal. They wake up in the evening, and become very active. By 8 PM or so, the farm security guy will take them around the perimeter of the farm (close to the fence) for one round, then they will start guarding the fence. And if 'any creature' - humans or stray animals try to get inside the farm, these dogs will place their front paws on the chest and place the jaws near the throat. And if they move, they are gone. Very ferocious indeed. Unless security guard comes and commands it to leave, the victim has no choice than to stand still and not move.
Another interesting behavior is their feeding. They do not feed these dogs anything. No meat, no milk, no rice or anything. The how do they survive? Hunting!! These monsters hunt in the jungle close by - some rabbits or other smaller animals. They have a fresh meal every other day evening and return to the farm. It was a spine thrilling experience to listen to these
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Interesting job. That kind of roles are real fun loving work places instead being in A/C rooms.
Yes Srikanth...Farm life must be fun when we do once a while for a break. And it is extremely healthy...no need to hit the gym separately.
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