Indian Jackal, Canis aureus indicus, scavenging on Spotted Deer or Chital, Axis axis, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India

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The Indian jackal (Canis aureus indicus), also known as the Himalayan jackal is a subspecies of golden jackal native to Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Burma and chital or cheetal (Axis axis), also known as spotted deer, chital deer, and axis deer, is a species of deer that is native in the Indian subcontinent.

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Location: Keoladeo Ghana Sanctuary, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
Photo credit: © Dominic Robinson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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