#canis mesomelas

[foxenswares]

Canine feet pics! 😏

^ J.ackal feet! One black-backed and two golden. A front and back foot from each.

The golden j.ackals have two conjoined toes in the middle of their feet. Super weird! The black-backed j.ackal does not have this. Surprisingly, golden j.ackals are more closely related to w.olves than other j.ackals!

v Here is a foot comparison from a g.olden jackal and a small Euro. w.olf below. The w.olf does not have connected toes!

Did you enjoy your feet pics? Interesting animals huh? ☺️

[animalids]

Black backed jackal (Canis mesomelas)

Photo by Carol Grenier

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Black backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) hunting, Masai Mara, Kenya.

Photographer: Suzi Eszterhas 

[terranlifeform]

[ossifragus]

by David Nunn

[tsalala]

Don’t come any closer. Photographed by Bobby-Jo Photography.

[animalids]

Cape black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas mesomelas)

Photo by Wietse Jongsma

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) hunting, Masai Mara, Kenya.

Photographer: Loic Poidevin