JACKAL -Amazing Predator

The Jackal, once viewed as Anubis the Egyptian god of embalming & the underworld (who had a Jackals head on a mans body), and now as seen as a scavenger or a nuisance animal and is killed. In South Africa they are hunted for their fur and because they are seen as pests. But to me, the Jackal is another amazing predator that needs our protection.
The Jackal is a member of any of three (sometimes thought to be four) species of the family Canidae, found in Africa, Asia and southeastern Europe.
The Four species are: Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) *featured in this video.
Side-striped jackal (Canis adustus) Golden jackal (Canis aureus) & Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis)
These mate for life pairs, can also live in packs and have various social calls they make out to one another. Jackals are opportunistic omnivores and will eat young antelopes, reptiles, rodents, insects, birds, fruits, and even grass. But their popular image as scavengers has resulted in a negative public image, (also a false image people have of the hyena) and I hope this video will help put an end to that.
*All animal footage filmed in Kenya.
For more Jackal info:
http://www.predatorconservation.com/blackbackedjackal.htm

And PLEASE help protect their habitat by going to:

Wildlife Direct
http://wildlifedirect.org/

African Wildlife Foundation:
http://www.awf.org/

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[MrFrans001]

What? Hunted for their meat? You must be kidding me!!!! I'm from South Africa, and they are not hunted for their meat!!

[briczar22]

@MrFrans001 Thanks for the comment, I wrote this description 3 years ago, so not sure where I got the info. Some S.A. hunting safari pages I looked at stated you can hunt the Jackal where they will skin and the animal will be harvested... in some rare stories i found the meat to be sold and just recently it was found being sold in India. But I will change the description to say hunted as a pest, as that better states what is going on.

[MrkStphn91]

is tht the sort of animal tht killed mozart on meerkat manor

[briczar22]

@MrkStphn91 Yup, Mozart was taken down by a Jackal.

[Afriend23]

fuck the flyers

[briczar22]

@Afriend23 you may not like them, but they play rough hockey and are doing very well the past few years. I m glad though the Hawks toook them for the cup.

[sherrykolec]

maybe they should not be considered cowardly just because they are not aggressive killers like lions. Maybe they are wise, because they realize their shortcomings (size, for one) and cope in the best way that they can (by scavenging)

[briczar22]

@Narbois -I have no children, but yes junk food should always be eaten small amounts at a time. But it was fun as heck eating that whole pizza!

[Ilwacoch]

JACKAL? JACKAL?? JACKAL?!?! ITS A JACKAL!!!

[UltimateGamingGuys]

ITS A JACKAL!!! JACKAL!!! JACKKLAAA!!!! 

[andreilucaci81]

Here in Tel-Aviv they live in the park and come to people's houses to look for food

[andreilucaci81]

I think a lot of asian dogs have the jackal origin,because dogs cannot hunt and jackal eats a lot of vegs. opposite to wolf..

[PanORotta]

serval cat is jackals rival.

[flakeyb14]

cmon dude just one piece

[SoldierFortune23]

JACKAL? IT'S A JACKAL! JACKAL?! JACK- you know what, fuck it, it stopped being funny years ago.

[WORMIE4456W]

the jackal is also is the symbol of Anubis the Egyptian god of the dead