Blackbacked Jackel
Blackbacked Jackel portrait:This is a close-up view of a very quick, smart, pugnacious male. [Deception Valley, Botswana].
Blackbacked Jackel and Leopard
This is an unusual confrontation between a male Blackbacked Jackel and an adult male Leopard.The Jackel is howling to warn every other creature in the vicinity that a major predator is around. I am sure that the leopard would have loved to catch and crush this little loud-mouth, but the latter is too quick and fast for that to happen. [Deception Valley, Botswana].
Blackbacked Jackel and Leopard
This is the same Blackbacked Jackel male as in the previous image. He was howling because about 75 feet, in the direction he was pointing, was a large male leopard. [The leopard was present seeking to mate again with a female leopard with which he had previously mated--See 'Leopards']. [Deception Valley, Botswana].
Blackbacked Jackel
Blackbacked Jackel drinking (with reflection): A beautiful close-up of an adult male. [Serengeti, Tanzania].
Blackbacked Jackel
Blackbacked Jackel male scratching himself: An old fellow taking care of a chin itch with his hind paw. [Serengeti, Tanzania].
Blackbacked Jackel
Blackbacked Jackel mother is giving her youngster a playful bite. [Serengeti, Tanzania].
Blackbacked Jackel
The male (foreground) Blackbacked Jackel playfully biting his mate. [Serengeti, Tanzania].
Blackbacked Jackel and Spotted Hyena
A Spotted Hyena sneaks up to steal the Blackbacked Jackel's kill (1st Image):The next 3 images depict the consequences. [Serengeti, Tanzania].
Blackbacked Jackel and Spotted Hyena
Blackbacked Jackel and Spotted Hyena-2nd image: No way will the jackel give up his kill to the young hyena, and so it chases after the hyena. [Serengeti, Tanzania].
Blackbacked Jackel with Hyena-3rd Image
Blackbacked Jackel with Hyena-3rd Image: As the jackel chases and nips the hyena's legs and rear-end, the viewer might wonder why the larger animal doesn't turn against the smaller jackel. It probably just wants to escape from what's turning out to be a painful experience (hyenae are very protective of their sensitive rear-ends), but even if it did, it would not succeed, because the jackel is so much faster and quicker. Had there been two or more hyenas, it would have been an entirely different story. {Serengeti, Tanzania].
Blackbacked Jackel and Spotted Hyena-4th image
Blackbacked Jackel and Spotted Hyena-4th image: I apologize for this somewhat blurry image, but I had to track the event with a 600mm lens from far away. However, one can still see the jackel's open jaws on the hyena's rump. [Serengeti, Tanzania].
Blackbacked Jackel Eating with Vulture
Blackbacked Jackel eating: A white-backed vulture patiently waits as a jackel licks his chops, having glutted himself on a Thompson's Gazelle fawn that he had found in the tall grass (where gazelle mothers customarily hide their newborn). The vulture sees that the jackel has already stuffed itself and might soon leave the carcass to avoid a confrontation with other larger carnivores. [Serengeti, Tanzania].
Blackbacked Jackel vs. Vultures-1st Image
Blackbacked Jackel vs.vultures-this & next image: This young jackel is trying to chase vultures off the carrion he has found. But when he goes to those on his R, the vultures behind him sneak in and grab big bites. When he goes to his L, those behind on the R do the same thing. We watched this event until there was nothing left on the carcass.The jackel became so exhausted chasing back-and-forth that he got very little to eat. The vultures had done all the 'eating', while the jackel got only a lot of 'chasing'. [Serengeti, Tanzania].
Blackbacked Jackel vs. Vultures-2nd Image
Blackbacked Jackel chases vultures off carcass. The same event as in the previous image. The vulture in the upper L, and behind the Jackel are whitebacked vultures. [Serengeti, Tanzania].
Blackbacked Jackel Family
Blackbacked Jackel mother with her near grown 3 kits-1st Image: In the next 2 images she watches her three subadult kits playing among themselves. Early morning. [Serengeti, Tanzania].
Blackbacked Jackel Family
Blackbacked Jackal mother and her 3 Kits-2nd image: Another view of the 3 kits playfully nipping with each other. (Please see caption for previous image). [Serengeti, Tanzania].
Blackbacked Jackel Family
Blackbacked Jackal mother and her 3 Kits-3rd Image: One of the kits nuzzles its mother for a little affection. (Please see captions for the 2 previous images). [Serengeti, Tanzania].
Blackbacked Jackel & Thompson's Gazelle
Blackbacked Jackels & an adult male Thompson's Gazelle-1st image: A subadult jackel approaches the Tommy. The two regarded each other, but the Tommy was not yet concerned enough to leave his grazing area. [Serengeti, Tanzania].
Blackbacked Jackel & Thompson's Gazelle
Blackbacked Jackels & Thompson's Gazelle-2nd image:The Tommy becomes concerned when the cheeky jackel cames up close to him. {Serengeti, Tanzania]
Blackbacked Jackel & Thompson's Gazelle
Blackbacked Jackels & Thompson's Gazelle-Image 3: When a second Jackel appears, the Thompson's Gazelle decides its time to leave. (I have seen two jackels pull down and kill a female impala of about the same size, but they could have seriously hurt him: one bite of their sharp teeth on his hind leg tendon could cripple him, and make him an easy target for other carnivores. [Serengeti, Tan].
Jackels Eat Impala
Two Jackals seize a young impala [Botswana].
Jackels Eat Impala
The three near-adult jackal pups feed on the remains of the impala. [Botswana].
Jackel Family
The two pair of jackals--minus one female--rest with the three near-adult pups. [Botswana].
Jackel Family
Two of the subadult Jackals greet their father. [Botswana].
Jackel Family
The adult male being greeted by his two pups. [Botswana].