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THE STORY OF THE JACKAL . 
of the tail have long black tips, thus forming a distinct black tip to the 
tail itself. The African variety is of rather larger size, with relatively longer 
ears; and the sides of the body are grayer. Occasionally yellow, black and 
white varieties of the jackal have been met with, the latter being true 
albinos. 
The jackal ranges from the southeastern countries of Europe to India 
and Ceylon; thence it extends through Assam to Northern Pegu and the 
neighborhood of Mandalay, although it is much less common east of the 
Bay of Bengal than in India. In Northern Africa it inhabits Egypt and 
Abyssinia, and the districts to the north of the Sahara. In the Himalaya 
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it ascends to from three to four thousand feet above the sea level. Through¬ 
out India it may be found indifferently in hilly or plain country, in forest 
or open districts, or in large cities. 
Although jackals are frequently in the habit of going singly or in pairs, 
they often associate in packs, which may be of considerable size; these 
assemblages being more frequent at night than during the daytime. In 
India the jackal’s wanderings are by no means confined to the night. 
In extremely hot weather they appear to suffer much, and may be found 
either lying in the water, where they spend most of the day, or sneaking 
away therefrom, instead of being, as usual, hidden away in their holes. 
