Black-backed jackal

Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) Mombo area, Chief's Island.
Okavango Delta. BOTSWANA. Southern Africa.
HABITAT: The prefer open grassland or light woodland. Nocturnal and diurnal. They weigh about 8kg's with a shoulder height of 38 cm. They are omnivorous and eat a wide range of foods including carrion, grass, fruit, seed, berries and any living thing they can kill, ie: young antelope, reptiles, insects, small mammals and birds.
Their main predators are: Lions, leopard and hyaena but birds of prey and python will also take the jackal's pups.

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Image Size: 5510x3660 / 11.9MB; Black-backed jackal Botswana Canis mesomelas Carnivore Chief's Island Grasslands Mammal Mombo Okavango Delta Omnivore Predator Southern Africa diurnal nocturnal
Contained in galleries: Jackals southern Africa, Southern Africa general

Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) Mombo area, Chief's Island.<br />
Okavango Delta. BOTSWANA. Southern Africa.<br />
HABITAT: The prefer open grassland or light woodland. Nocturnal and diurnal. They weigh about 8kg's with a shoulder height of 38 cm. They are omnivorous and eat a wide range of foods including carrion, grass, fruit, seed, berries and any living thing they can kill, ie: young antelope, reptiles, insects, small mammals and birds.<br />
Their main predators are: Lions, leopard and hyaena but birds of prey and python will also take the jackal's pups.