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Side Striped Jackel- Canis Adustus


Total length

96-120cm

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This animal is a greyish colour but is distinguished by a whiteish stripe that spreads across its body.

Distrabution

In south africa it can only be found in kruger and from ther up it can only be found in mozambique etc.

Habitat

Prefers well wooded areas that recieve alot of water.

Behaviour

This animal is nocturnal but can be seen in late afternoon and early morning. It is usually found single or in pairs but families can be found together.

Food

This animal eats almost everything including fruits to small birds aswell as insects and small mammals such as mice and rats.

Breeding

4-6 pups are born between August and January.

Saw 2 around Croc Bridge last month

Saw a Side striped Jackal most nights from our campsite at Tsendze including a sighting in the Adjacent Mooiplaas pic spot as we made our way back alone on foot in the dusk after watching the sun go down well after everybody had left for Tsendze by road and Mopani camp. It called many times at night too

Have lately seen quite a few black-backed jackal, but never one of these before.
BTW great photo!

Thank you for the compliment on my photo…more a case of opportunity than skill….this is for sure one of my most special sightings I had in Kruger….the young jackals were after the Korhaan’s chicks and she tried to get them to follow her.

Here is another photo I was able to get:

Larger view

Is this a side-striped jackal sighted this morning by Stark on the Satara webcam highlights for 24/9


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I saw a side-striped jackal in KNP once - near Pretoriouskop!

Couldn`t get a pic though


Just looked at the pic from the webcam - I´m not sure what it is to be honest...

There was a web shot that I *just* missed being able to save to my PC, and it certainly looked canine in that shot. Wish I could have grabbed it.

On Friday,along the S50 about 25km out from Shingwedzi.Early morning,big rush to get the shot.

Anyone think SSJ are more common these days in the Kruger Area??
In the Sabi Sands would see them once a week with ease and even had a den on our airstrip.
In KNP December 2005 2 good sightings:
7 (all looked to be subadults) running South on the H1-4 close to the S90 junction at about 530am.
And did anyone else spot the den in the bushline in the Southern parts of that prominent open area on the H1-6 North of the S62 (Letaba area). Had distant but good viewing of at least 2 adults and 3 pups on 2 occassions there.

This guy was spotted on the Voortrekker road

What a beautiful little animal, and awesome pics. This is still very much on my wish list.

Bornfree.

Some people have all the luck

Hello and welcome, Wholt!

Excellent!