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Jackals, like coyotes, get little respect, but as this ITV documentary shows, they deserve it.

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• Canid Specialist Group page
• African Wildlife Foundation: “What is a Jackal?“
• “New study reveals origin of African jackals“

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Lagniappe:

Who’s top dog? Jackals?

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Coyotes?

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Or wolves?

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Featured image: Ondrej Prosicky/Shutterstock

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