### animal | vertebrate | mammal:

Jackal
* Most jackals attack newborn calves
  - carry diseases
  - dig holes
* Most jackals eat animals
  - flesh
  - fruit
  - mammals
  - feed on fruit
* Most jackals have backs
  - fur
  - heads
  - mass
  - strong resemblance
  - hunt domestic animals
* Most jackals inhabit areas
  - intermediate zones
  - live in deserts
  - make groups
  - occur in areas
  - originate from jackals
  - possess coats
  - produce offspring
  - seize prey
* Most jackals thrive in diverse habitats
  - use teeth
  - weigh pounds
* Some jackals eat mice
  - monkeys
  - give birth to pups
* Some jackals have distribution
  - height
  - reputations
  - shoulder height
  - vocabulary
  - hold flagella
  - kill pups
  - occupy savanna
* Some jackals reach maturity
  - sexual maturity
  - steal prey
  - suffer from diseases
* also feed on carrion
  - find carrion by following the vultures, another carrion-eating animal
* are adaptable animals and can adapt easily to changing environments
  - canines
  - cooperative, cunning hunters
  - crepuscular , most active at dawn and dusk
  - fast animals
  - found in Africa and S Asia, where they inhabit deserts, grasslands, and brush country
  - monogamous, meaning they mate for life
  - native to Southeastern Europe, Asia, and Africa
  - nocturnal, omnivorous scavengers
  - omnivores, which means they eat both plants and animals
* are opportunistic feeders
  - foragers for their very varied diet
  - preyed upon by eagles, leopards and hyenas
  - small canines that have adapted to hunting small mammals , birds and reptiles
* are territorial and mark and defend their territory
  - very territorial in nature and zealously protect their area
* are very vocal animals
  - creatures
* attack calves
  - water buffalo calves
* behave very differently under different conditions.
* can hunt small mammals, birds, and reptiles
  - live solitary life, be part of a couple or part of a large group, called pack
  - survive in deserts, savannas, grasslands, marshes, bush-lands, woodlands and mountains
* catch hares.
* close eyes.
* develop specialized hunting skills.
* experience lower survival
* have a habit of burying their food if an intruder enters the area where it is feeding
  - large vocabulary of calls
  - musky smell
  - appearances
  - bushy tail
  - one more pair of chromosomes than dogs or wolves
  - similar features to dogs
* hunt animals
  - gazelles
  - breasts
  - cell membranes
  - cells
  - chest cavities
  - chests
  - corpi
  - cytoplasm
  - ears
  - faces
  - nuclei
  - pads
  - paws
  - piluses
  - rib cages
  - sections
  - skulls
  - sterna
  - vacuoles
  - plains, deserts, and prairies, living during the day in holes in the ground
* interbreed with domestic dogs.
* kill small prey with a bite to the back of the neck.
  - singly or in pairs, and are sometimes found in small packs
* look very much like coyotes.
* make extensive use of paths leading to burrows, watering points, gaps in fences, etc
* pose agricultural threat to man due to which they are killed.
* respond only to the sounds produced by the members of their family.
* sometimes scavenge of lions too.
* tend to look like a cross between a wolf and a fox.
* tolerate high temperatures very well.
* usually den in holes dug by themselves or others.
* vary in size depending on the species.

### animal | vertebrate | mammal | jackal:

Golden jackal
* Most golden jackals have strong resemblance
  - occur in areas
* Most golden jackals thrive in diverse habitats
* Some golden jackals have distribution
* Some golden jackals reach maturity
* are omnivorous, eating small mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and carrion.
* have resemblance
* hunt gazelles.
* live eight to nine years in the wild and up to sixteen in captivity
  - in mated pairs and are strictly monogamous
* prefer dry open country, arid short grasslands and steppe landscapes.
* use a wide inventory of howls to locate one another.