Golden jackal
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The golden jackal, also called the common jackal, is a wolf-like canid that is native to Eurasia. The golden jackal's coat varies in color from a pale creamy yellow in summer to a dark tawny beige in
033 Golden jackal in Keoladeo National Park Photo by Giles Laurent
Golden jackal profile
Lateral and dorsal aspects of skull
Syrian jackal (C. a. syriacus) hunting in reeds
Coyote
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The coyote is a species of canine also known as the American jackal, prairie wolf, and brush wolf. It is native to North America, and it is smaller than its close relative, the gray wolf, and slightly
Golden jackal
…closely related to the African black-backed jackal or the side-striped jackal, which are part of the genus Lupulella. It is instead closer to wolves and coyotes. The ancestor of the golden jackal is believed to be the extinct Arno river dog that lived in southern Europe 1.9 million years ago. It is described…
2009 Coyote Yosemite
A closeup of a mountain coyote's (C. l. lestes) head
A Toltec pictograph of a coyote
Melanistic coyotes owe their color to a mutation that first arose in domestic dogs.