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JACKAL (Turk. chakal)

This article appears in Volume V15, Page 107 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: INV-JED
JACKAL (Turk. chakal) , a name properly restricted to Canis aureus, a
wolf
 -like wild member of the dog family inhabiting eastern Europe and southern
Asia
 , but extended to include a number of allied species. Jackals resemble wolves and dogs in their dentition, the round eye-pupils, the period of gestation; and to a large extent also in habits. The
European
  species grows to a height of 15 in. at the shoulders, and to a length of about 2 ft., exclusive of its bushy tail. Typically the fur is greyish-yellow, darker on the back and lighter beneath. The range of the common jackal (C. aureus) extends from
Dalmatia
  to
India
 , the species being represented by several local races. In
Senegal
  this species is replaced by C. anthus, while in
Egypt
  occurs the much larger C. lupaster, commonly known as the Egyptian
wolf
 . Nearly allied to the last is the so-called Indian wolf (C. pallipes). Other
African
  species are the black-backed jackal (C. mesomelas),afford excellent
sport
 . Jackals are readily tamed; and domesticated individuals are said, when called by their masters, to wag their tails, crouch and throw themselves on the ground, and otherwise behave in a dog-like fashion. The jackal, like the fox, has an offensive odour, due to the secretion of a gland at the base of the tail.


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