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of the young being a uniform dusky brown. The dark band on the neck so 

 often found in the common jackal is absent. The ears are very long. 



This jackal is found both in the open country and in bush jungle. In 

 the sandy regions on the shores of the Red Sea it is to be found frequently 

 in the small thickets covering the banks of the ravines, which swarm with 

 hares and pangolins, upon which the jackal feeds. At night it visits the 

 villages of the natives, and in Somaliland it is stated to bite off the fat tails 



ARABIAN WOLF JACKAL 



of the sheep. In the Sudan it lives chiefly upon the smaller antelopes, mice, 

 jerboas and other rodents. 



The Asiatic jackals vary considerably in point of size, the length of 

 the head and body varying from two tO' two and one-half feet. Its general 

 color is a pale grayish, with a larger or smaller admixture of black on the 

 upper parts. The under parts are paler, and the muzzle, ears and the 

 outer sides of the limbs more so than the rest. The reddish brown hairs 



