. Mammals of other lands;. Mammals. 90 THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD. Phsto bj L. Midland, ] [Nirlh FlnchU^ NORTH AFRICAN JACKAL TAis is the common jackal of Cairo and Lo'wer Egypt The Jackal Of the Wild Canine Family, the Jackal is the next in nu'mbers and importance to the wolves. Probably in the East it is the most numerous of any. In India, Egypt, and Syria it regularly haunts the outskirts of cities, and lives on refuse. In the Indian plains wounded animals are also killed by the jackals. At night the creatures assemble in packs, and scour the outskirts of the cities. Horrible are
. Mammals of other lands;. Mammals. 90 THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD. Phsto bj L. Midland, ] [Nirlh FlnchU^ NORTH AFRICAN JACKAL TAis is the common jackal of Cairo and Lo'wer Egypt The Jackal Of the Wild Canine Family, the Jackal is the next in nu'mbers and importance to the wolves. Probably in the East it is the most numerous of any. In India, Egypt, and Syria it regularly haunts the outskirts of cities, and lives on refuse. In the Indian plains wounded animals are also killed by the jackals. At night the creatures assemble in packs, and scour the outskirts of the cities. Horrible are the bowlings and weird the cries of these hungry packs. In Ceylon they live in the hills and open country like foxes, and kill the hares. When taken young jackals can be tamed, and have all the manners of a dog. They wag their tails, fawn on their master, roll over and stick up their paws, and could probably be domesticated in a few generations, were it worth while. They eat fruits and vegetables, such as melons and pumpkins, eagerly. In Africa two species are foundâthe Black-backed Jackal and the Striped Jackal; the lormer is the size of a large English fox. The young jackals are born in holes or earths ; six seems to be the usual number of puppies. They have nearly always a back door by which they can escape; this is just large enough for the puppies to squeeze through, whatever their size. When fox-terriers are put into the earth, the jackal puppies fly out of their back doors, through which, as a rule, the terriers are unable to follow them. Should there be no one outside, the puppies race out on to the veldt as hard as they can go. This jackal is terribly destructive to sheep and lambs in the Colony. A reward of $ per tail is paid to the Kaffirs for killing them. The Side-striped Jackal is a Central African species, said to hunt in packs, to inter- breed with domestic dogs, and to be most easily tamed. Both in India and South Africa the jackal hdS been found to be of
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