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Golden Jackal


Golden Jackal
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Copyright: Eyal Bartov (bartove) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 170 W: 1 N: 484] (6228)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-06-06
Categories: Mammals
Camera: CANON 1Ds Mark III, 600 mm f 4
Exposure: f/4
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2009-06-11 1:47
Viewed: 501
Points: 4
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Golden Jackal (Canis aureus), also called the Asiatic, Oriental or Common Jackal is a species of jackal native to north and east Africa, southeastern Europe and South Asia to Burma. It is the largest of the jackals, and the only species to occur outside Africa, with 13 different subspecies being recognised Although often grouped with the other jackals (the Black-backed Jackal, and the Side-striped Jackal), genetic research indicates that the Golden Jackal is not closely related to them, but is within a "wolf" group which also includes the Gray Wolf (and the Domestic Dog) and the Coyote. The genetic evidence is consistent with the form of the skull, which also bears more similarities to those of the Coyote and the Gray Wolf than to those of the other jackal species. Some biologists, notably Konrad Lorenz, once regarded the golden jackal as the direct anscestor of the domestic dog, and that wolf bloodlines were added later through crossbreeding. The theory was rejected later on, because golden jackals are less sociable than dogs, and have a distinct howling pattern.
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Very common in all north Israel& the Judean desert near water oasis.

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Hello Eyal,
A beautiful looking Jackal,on the alert,and thinking about running I guess.
Nicvely composed shot.
Very good Note.
Cheers
Steve

Eyal,

I love this photo, especially since you seemed to get his attention too!

You may have intended this, but he seems to get lost in the grass, so maybe some added contrast would be called for.

I made some changes (admittedly exaggerated) and posted to a workshop; let me know what you think.

TFS,
Michael

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