| Photo Information |
Copyright: Mukesh Srivastava (mukesh)
![Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 15 W: 0 N: 21]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/s-n-s.gif) (212) |
| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2007-11-01 |
| Categories: Mammals |
| Camera: Nikon DSLR D200 |
| Exposure: f/5.6, 1/40 seconds |
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| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2007-12-16 5:49 |
| Viewed: 369 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
The mesmerising eyes.
The sandy-colored golden jackal prefers open, grassy plains. This common jackal lives in open savannas, deserts and arid grasslands. Jackals live singly or in pairs, but are sometimes found in loose packs of related individuals. They are among the few mammalian species in which the male and female mate for life. Mated pairs are territorial, and both the female and male mark and defend the boundaries of their territory. Sometimes pups will stay with their parents and help raise their younger siblings. Most pup deaths occur during the first 14 weeks of life, so the presence of helpers increases the survival rate. Family or pack members communicate with each other by a screaming yell and yapping, or a siren-like howl when a kill is located. |
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