Also
known as Asiatic wild dog, the dhole is native to Central, S and SE
Asia. It is a highly social animal living in large clans without rigid
dominance hierarchies. Listed as endangered, its threats include loss
of habitat, loss of prey, persecution, competition with other species
and disease transferred from domestic dogs.
Herbig-Haro 24 contains 2 cosmic jets beaming outward from a newborn
star. The opposing jets blasting out along the system’s rooting
axis, cutting through the region’s interstellar matter, produce
a series of glowing shock fronts. |