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The oldest golden jackal fossil was found at the Ksar Akil rock shelter located 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Beirut, Lebanon. The fragment of a single tooth is dated approximately 7,600 years ago. [22] The oldest golden jackal fossils found in Europe are from Delphi and Kitsos in Greece and are dated 7,000–6,500 years ago. [23]
Its anatomy and morphology relate it more to the modern golden jackal (C. aureus) [7] [13] than to the ancient Etruscan wolf (C. etruscus). Although the Etruscan wolf was the first of the genus Canis to reach Europe around 2.2 million years ago, Canis arnensis was the first of the more modern canids to arrive in Europe around 1.9 million years ...
Canis is a genus of the Caninae which includes multiple extant species, such as wolves, dogs, coyotes, and golden jackals. Species of this genus are distinguished by their moderate to large size, their massive, well-developed skulls and dentition, long legs, and comparatively short ears and tails.
For the first time in 150 years, a new species of canine has been discovered. What was originally thought to be a golden jackal -- has now been confirmed by researchers to be a new type of wolf ...
The faunal assemblage from Jebel Irhoud includes numerous rodents, golden jackal, gazelle (outnumbers all other bovids), Alcelaphine species, leopards, lions, small cats, hyena, and wild boar. [ 12 ] [ 35 ] [ 36 ] [ 37 ] Of the faunal remains, only one gazelle bone shows evidence of carnivore chewing (from Layer 6), while most bones in the cave ...
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During 2018–2022, golden jackals were recorded in total of six localities ranging from southern, central and northern regions of the country. [57] In July 2020, a camera trap confirmed the presence of a golden jackal from Lakselv in Finnmark, Norway, representing the Northernmost occurrence of golden jackals to date. The specimen is thought ...
The two survivors were noted to never play with each other, and had completely contrasting temperaments: One pup inherited the golden jackal's shyness, while the other was affectionate toward its human captors. [7] English biologist G.J. Mivart emphasized the differences between the African wolf and the golden jackal in his writings: