Beach Jackals Go Wild
Threatened by the guns of Southern Africas farmers, some blackbacked jackals have found a new shelter in a restricted and arid area: Namibias Skeleton Coast. Here, they adapt to a new lifestyle. They are learning to catch new coastal prey, and how to collaborate to catch bigger ones such as the fur seals. This requires cooperative hunting a behavior rarely seen amongst these canids and therefore social and communication skills. Some jackals succeed, other become scavengers or die.
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