VMD 512: Zoo/Wild Animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

JACKAL

• Jackal (Canis aureus) are present through out India in small number on any kind of habitat ranging from humid dense forests to dry open plains. This animal comes out during the dusk and retires by dawn.
• This can make a typical howl that is long drawn and high pitched one. Dead carcasses are eaten by them and jackals also feed on weak livestock and poultry.