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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]
Felis guttula was the scientific name used in 1872 by Reinhold Hensel when he described a tiger cat from the jungles of the Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil. [2] It was long considered to be a subspecies of the oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus). [3] It was recognized as a distinct species in 2013. [4]
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 following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the ... Golden jackal, C. aureus LC [14 ... Tiger, Panthera tigris
Leopard cat Clouded leopard Indian leopard Binturong Dhole Indian jackal, a subspecies of the golden jackal Back-striped weasel. There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which eat meat as their primary dietary item. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition. Suborder: Feliformia. Family: Felidae (cats) Subfamily ...
Golden jackals appear prominently in Indian and Nepali folklore, where they often take over the role of the trickster taken by the red fox in Europe and North America. The story of The Blue Jackal for example has the jackal disguising itself with blue paint as Neelaakanth, the guardian of all animals, and tricking the other animals into providing food for him, so that he may continue ...
Wildlife photographer Gaurav Ramnarayanan snapped a photo of an unusual golden tiger in Kaziranga National Park, India, last month. But the tiger’s presence in the park might not be a good thing.
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 203 total. ... Bengal tiger; Black rat; Black rhinoceros; Blackbuck; ... Golden jackal; Golden ...