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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 65. Chapters: Cheetah, Aardwolf, Fennec Fox, Golden Jackal, Fossa, Nile crocodile, Lycaon pictus, Black-backed Jackal, Honey Badger, Ethiopian Wolf, Caracal, Barbary lion, Black-footed Cat, Banded Mongoose, Sand Cat, African Civet, Brown Hyena, African Clawless Otter, African Leopard, African Golden Cat, Brown fur seal, Cape Fox, Ruppell's Fox, Brown-tailed Mongoose, Cape Lion, Bat-eared Fox, Yellow Mongoose, Malagasy Civet, Narrow-striped Mongoose, Grandidier's Mongoose, Falanouc, Cape Gray Mongoose, African Striped Weasel, Ring-tailed Mongoose, African linsang, Angolan Genet, African palm civet, Cape Genet, Broad-striped Malagasy Mongoose, Black-footed Mongoose, Abyssinian genet, Andersen's Slit-faced Bat, Transvaal Lion, Bourlon's Genet, Southwest African Lion. Excerpt: The Golden Jackal (Canis aureus), also known as the Common Jackal, Asiatic Jackal, Thos or Gold-Wolf is a Canid of the genus Canis indigenous to north and north-eastern Africa, south-eastern and central Europe (up to Austria and Hungary), Asia minor, the Middle East and south east Asia. It is classed by the IUCN as Least Concern, due to its widespread range in areas with optimum food and shelter. Despite its name, the golden jackal is not closely related to other jackal species, with morphological and molecular studies indicating a greater affinity to the grey wolf and coyote. It is a social species, whose basic social unit consists of a breeding pair, followed by its offspring. The golden jackal is highly adaptable, being able to exploit many different foodstuffs, from fruit and insects to small ungulates. Unlike other jackal species which are African in origin, the golden jackal likely emerged from Asia. The direct ancestor of the golden jackal is thought to be Canis kuruksaensis, a Villafranchian (from late Pliocene to early Pleistocene) canid native to Tad...
