There are two subspecies of black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas): (a) the East African jackal (C. m. schmidti), which I've previously blogged on and the distribution of which is shown in red on the map below; and (b) the Cape jackal (C. m. mesomalas), the nominate subspecies and the distribution of which is shown in blue on the map below. The differences are not obvious by looking at them, they relate to skull shape and teeth.
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| From Wikipedia. |
We did not get a lot of great looks at the Cape jackal and my photos are marginal. The pictures below were taken at Olifantsbad waterhole in Etosha NP, Namibia. We saw at least three of them there with black-faced impala and guinea fowl.
The pictures below were taken at Okondeka waterhole in Etosha, near a dead antelope, along with a bunch of vultures, some ostriches and a giraffe.
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| Several jackals in the foreground, along with vultures and an ostrich in the center. |
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| Jackals next to the dead antelope. |
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