eastern black-backed jackal (lupulella mesomelas schmidti) looking inquisitively : (pix sshukla)

africa alpine ancient animal areas arid black black-backed body botswana brown bushy cackling canid canidae canine canis carnivora carnivore carnivorous coastal coastline coat colour communicate deserts djibouti ears eastern eritrea ethiopia family farmland fox-like genus growling habitat howl jackal kenya large legs livestock long lupulella mammal marking medium-sized mesomelas monogamous namibia open organization persecuted predator pups rabies reddish savannas scent schmidti slender social somalia south southern species tail tan territorial vocal whining woofing yelling yelping zimbabwe