Black-backed jackal
Canis mesomelas

Seeking shelter from the soaring heat
Black-backed jackals are very common in Etosha NP.
Frequenting campsites, these scavengers quickly dispose of your unattended barbeque, as was true of our chicken supper.

Etosha National Park, near Okaukuejo Camp, Namibia
July 1996

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Etosha National Park, July 2002

Fuji Provia 100F, Sigma EX 180/3.5 macro, Minolta 800Si

A meeting of scavengers

This hyaena did not appreciate the prescence of the jackal

Fuji Provia 100F, Sigma EX 180/3.5 macro, Minolta 800Si

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