Black-backed Jackal

Jackals are the smallest of the carnivores and fall below hyenas in the pecking order. They tend to be scavengers who pick on the leftover kills of the larger predators. In a fight between a jackal and a hyena, there is no real question who will come out on top. But that doesn't mean they can't put on a show -- see bottom-right.



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