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Black-Backed Jackal; Swahili - Mbweha nyukundu, Mbweha shaba

Canis mesomelas

Description:

Shot taken at Ndutu area of Tanzania, Medium size; bushy tail, tip of the tail is black; upper body is black-white; legs are brownish in colour; looks like a dog.

Habitat:

Savanna plains of East Africa

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8 Comments

Josh Asel
Josh Asel 11 years ago

beautiful animal and picture!

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 11 years ago

handsome animal !!

Seema
Seema 11 years ago

great pose :)

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Lovely capture!

SachindraUmesh
SachindraUmesh 11 years ago

lovely! The pose says everything!!

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Great shot !

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

What a lovely stature!

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Nice one - they are really beautiful animals

Karan Raghwa
Spotted by
Karan Raghwa

Lake, Tanzania

Spotted on Dec 25, 2012
Submitted on Mar 14, 2013

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