JACKAL MONTHLY
Jump For Jackals
By Lila
June, 2010 Flexible Eaters
Eating almost everything is the Jackal. Jackals are omnivores. Which means they eat plants, berries Lurking everywhere and stealing kills. The blacked and meat. They eat small animals such as… gazelles, back Jackals predators are Hyenas, Leopards, Eagles hares, mice, snakes, ostrich eggs and other creatures. and Humans. They scare away predators by barking. They kill Dik Diks, Impalas and Antelopes. They kill the The animal itself is a predator. Its predators are only a animal by shaking the animal’s neck or biting the neck. little bit bigger then the Jackal. It also takes other animals kills and eats the rest of the animal. Attacking Enemies
From Milk to Living on it’s Own
Babies are born, and then they start hunting! Jackals mate for life. They start breeding at 1 to 2 years of age. The mother has 4 to 6 pups. 4 pups are called a litter. When 10 weeks old they stop nursing. When born they drink their mothers milk. When 3 months old they start hunting with their parent. At 10 to 11 months it leaves it’s home. They do not migrate.
Jackal Hazards
Here is a interesting place where farmers get involved with nature. In Israel farmers do not like Jackals because they kill farm animals. When a farmer sees a Jackal He or she will kill the animal. But there’s a consequence. When the farmer kills the Jackal there farmer gets more snakebites because the Jackal eats snakes and there is more snakes if there are less Jackals. So make sure not to kill a Jackal in Israel!
An Amazing Animal
Here are some pictures of the Jackal. The picture below shows that it is night time.
Jackals are mammals. They’re related to a fox, a cat and a dog. Read on! Here is some of the other names people call the Black/Silver Backed Jackal! Afrikaans name: Rooijakkals meaning Red Jackal, Swahili name: Bweha Nyekundu and the Scientific name: Canis Mesomelas. They have several different ways of communicating such as yelping, screaming, howling, barking and using their body. For example if a Jackal is another Jackal they’re signaling “OK OK you’re the boss”. in front of another Jackal they’re signaling “OK OK you’re the boss”.
I hope you have learned a lot about Jackals so far! I also hope you have enjoyed it! Don’t worry there’s a lot more facts to learn!
JACKAL MONTHLY
Jump For Jackals By Lila
You’re on a safari. You’re seeing all these animals, but they’re not the one you’re looking for. This animal is small, but fierce. Its biggest threats are you, humans. So be careful. There are arid grasslands all around you. There’s no place to hide. The sky’s alive. The jeep moves slower. That means you’re closer to the animal. Get your binoculars. Never look away from the road. And than… you see it. The Black Backed Jackal! You’re scared, but you stare at the animal. He looks back at you. Your eyes lock. The jeep starts moving again. You sit back and realize, “I just saw a Jackal.”
Home Sweet Home Living in the savanna is hard, not for the Jackal! The Black Backed Jackal lives in savannas, deserts and arid grasslands. They live also in the Middle They live in dens once they have a East and Asia, but mostly in Africa. They mate. They mark their territory with sometimes take over other animal’s their urine. burrows and make them into dens. It makes it’s own home and no other animals live with it. Moving Fast
Jackals do not migrate. They move at 12 to 15 km per hour. Pups do not wander far from home. But they will explore more as they get older.
Jackal Looks
Jackals have coats like no other animal. The male Jackal weighs 22 lb. and the female weighs 18 lb. Their weight at birth is 7 oz. The male is 16 inches tall and the female is 15 inches tall. They have thin, soft and short fur. Their back is silver and black. Their tail is like a foxtail. Only it is not orange and/or black.
Here are some pictures of jackal families and just the the Black Backed Jackal by itself. The Black Backed Jackal is very unique. It has a black back with silver spots all over. Not a lot of animals have a back like that!
Thank you for reading! Don’t worry there’s so many more facts to learn! Your writer, Lila :) Bibliography
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Jackals Gentle, Victor & Perry, Janet Milwaukee, WI 2002
African Carnivores: Blacked Jackal http:// www.africanwildlifeguide.com 4/16/2010
Jackal Facts and Information http://www.thejunglestore.com/ Jackals 4/20/2010
Pictures of Black Backed Jackal on The Hunt http://www.african-safaripictures.com 4/16/2010
South Africa Black Backed Jackal Information http:// www.predatorconservation.copn 4/20/2010 Life: Jackal
Baby Jackal http://www.photo-Africa.com 4/20/2010