Šakal je jedna vrsta divljeg psa koji vodi noćni život. Kruži savanom u paru ili u čoporu u potrazi za hranom: glodarima, zečevima, zmijama i gušterima. Često slijedi hijenu, ali se leševima približava tek kada se hijene udalje.

Canis mesomelas

Literatura

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  • The New Encyclopedia of Mammals edited by David Macdonald, Oxford University Press, 2001; ISBN 0-19-850823-9
  • Cry of the Kalahari, by Mark and Delia Owens, Mariner Books, 1992.
  • The Velvet Claw: A Natural History of the Carnivores, by David MacDonald, BBC Books, 1992.
  • Foxes, Wolves, and Wild Dogs of the World, by David Alderton, Facts on File, 2004.

Vanjski linkovi

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