Jackals
Persian شغال shoghal) is one of a number of small- to medium-sized members of the Canidae family found in Africa and Asia. Jackals fill a similar ecological niche as the coyote in North America, that of scavenger and lesser predator.
Jackals may occasionally assemble in small packs, but normally hunt alone.
Species:
- golden jackal (Canis aureus)
- side-striped jackal (Canis adustus)
- black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas)
- Simian Jackal (Canis simensis)
- bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis)
The Ancient Egyptian God of death and dying, Anubis, was depicted as a man with a jackal's head.
