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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 
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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 
