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  • Black-backed Jackal, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

  • Black-backed Jackal, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Yeray Seminario, all rights reserved

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    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) copper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Black-backed Jackal, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Mark Sikking, all rights reserved

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    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) copper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) tjeerd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Black-backed Jackal

Lupulella mesomelas

Worldwide
8,248 observations
Group
Mammals
iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

The black-backed jackal (Lupulella mesomelas) is a medium sized canine native to eastern and southern Africa. These regions are separated by roughly 900 kilometers.

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