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I like to think of them as Africa’s “coyote” — a critter sometimes called America’s jackal.

It all depends on your reference point, though jackals are the older species:

Each little canid on either side of the Atlantic has a skulking scavenger reputation, yet both do everything they can to make life hard for the local apex cats:

Coyote. Translated: “#$%&@!&&$%!”

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😝😆😝

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Jackal

Lions can afford to sleep twenty hours a day, but jackals must always be ready for trouble (which is usually uninvited).

This documentary focuses on a young male black-backed jackal, coming of age despite some challenging times:

Red list status for:

• Black-backed jackal
• Golden jackal (Not in Africa, in southwestern Eurasia; Africa’s golden “jackals” are actually wolves)
• Side-striped jackal

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Featured image: Bernard Dupont, CC BY-SA 2.0

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