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Mike1916

Post subject: Re: Black Backed Jackal

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:51 pm

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Wow great Pictures yolande!!! :thumbs_up:

What a sighting :mrgreen:

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oddesy

Post subject: Re: Black Backed Jackal

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:30 pm

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Very nice pictures yolande!! :clap:

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Yolandé Oelsen

Post subject: Re: Black Backed Jackal

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 7:24 pm

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Thanks everyone!
You'll not believe me....

Today I did a specific "hunt" for Shelleys Francolins and Afr finfoot, but first after leaving the camp, found 4 lions, and about 2km further these two Jackals. Thats a total of 8 in 2 weeks. :dance:

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Mike1916

Post subject: Re: Black Backed Jackal

Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 9:24 am

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Great Pics Yolande!!! :thumbs_up:

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Elsa

Post subject: Re: Black Backed Jackal

Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 3:01 pm

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*Edit for RP. Seen just before Letaba in Feb this year.
and if you had read my TR you would have known where I saw them. :tongue:

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Mike1916

Post subject: Re: Black Backed Jackal

Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 3:19 pm

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Great Pics :clap:

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Elsa

Post subject: Re: Black Backed Jackal

Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 3:24 pm

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Thanks Mike. :thumbs_up:

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Crested Barbet

Post subject: Re: Black Backed Jackal

Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 5:56 pm

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This nice family I saw at Boyela WH in December 2008.

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Richprins

Post subject: Re: Black Backed Jackal

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 8:33 pm

Nice pics, all!

Looks like they are not as scarce lately!

Elsa, wish you'd state the location of your spottings... :whistle:

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Safrica

Post subject: Re: Black Backed Jackal

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 8:43 pm

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Crested Barbet wrote:

This nice family I saw at Boyela WH in December 2008

Nice pic! I also saw a BBJ at Boyela in June...

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Timepilot

Post subject: Re: Black Backed Jackal

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 3:09 am

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Saw this fella munching on a 2 week old ele carcass on the river loop south of the H9 on the west of Letaba. Was probably the longest sighting we have had of a BBJ - just kept on munching until a moron in a large camper van screamed up and skidded to a halt spooking the jackal.

We saw another two hanging around a hyena pack who were demolishing a carcass just outside Satara but did not get a pic unfortunately.

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michaelpr

Post subject: Re: Black Backed Jackal

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:09 am

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oddesy wrote:

I saw these 2 in the tamboti area in march last year. The area just before you get to the tamboti/maroela turnoff .

I saw them at exactly the same spot a month ago!

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Richprins

Post subject: Re: Black Backed Jackal

Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:04 pm

This one of 2 at Mandadzidzi in July this year...not a good pic, but proof... :tongue:

Could it be jackal are booming in the far North? :hmz:

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o-dog

Post subject: Re: Black Backed Jackal

Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:47 pm

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Location: Okavango

Nice Pics everyone...
RP I agree and from sightings it seem that they are on the up again. As we know just about all the mammals seem to go through fluctuations and based on observations from forumites it seems to be the case.
To get back to a previous comment from Batmad about why they declined...2 theories I heard that I may have already mentioned.
1) Increased predation...perhaps the wetter years have resulted in thicker bush increasing their chances of being preyed apon. KTP has huge numbers perhaps open habitat is better suited.
2) I heard of some disease that has been wiping out species that live in burrows like Jackals and Warthogs...never found the source again and have subsequently seen nothing more on this..wonder if it was a myth or is true! Who knows...

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Richprins

Post subject: Re: Black Backed Jackal

Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 7:50 pm

Interesting, o-dog, and good comments! :thumbs_up:

Don't think a "disease" could seriously affect animals as widely different as dogs and pigs, rather parasites or bacteria...you never know! :hmz:

Have you ever ducked your head into one of those used burrows in a termite heap?!

They are filthy! :twisted:

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