Debunking rumors: jackals are thriving in Africa? Don't look at it pulling out the hyena, and calling the lion brother, but in fact it is regarded as a "thorn in the eye" by the leopard.
This leopard secretly attacked the jackal of the "squatting pit", and the jackal who did not have time to react was instantly locked in the throat! Why does the leopard look at jackals so unpleasantly?
The leopard has put up with the jackal for a long time, and every time it feeds, the jackal will follow behind it and harass. The jackal will tentatively bite the leopard's tail, and if the leopard ignores, the jackal will continue to bite in an attempt to drive the leopard to eat its prey. Most egregiously, if the leopard is unwilling to compromise, the jackal will howl loudly and lure hyenas and lions to compete for the leopard's food.
It is no wonder that every time the leopard sees a jackal, it will "increase blood pressure" and want to beat it up. It can be said that the leopard has become a "working boy" of hyenas, often full and hungry, and the jackal has always played the role of a "-stirring stick" in it. So, what is the real combat effectiveness of jackals?
The jackal looks like a jackal, the size is like a fox, but it has a wolf in its name. Some people call them "black-backed jackals" and "golden jackals", but jackals are not the same as them, they are a breed independent of the canids. The jackal is petite, with a body length of about 1 meter and a weight of about 7-14 kg, which is obviously inferior to jackals and wolves from the data. Even ranked last among the seven major carnivores on the continent, it is known as the least existential predator in the grasslands.
The real combat effectiveness of jackals is indeed very poor, but they can still hunt ungulates that are 4-5 times larger than themselves. They mostly live in pairs, hunting small and medium-sized animals and carrion, and even garbage. The jackal's limbs and bones are fused, the soles of the feet are wide, and it can maintain a speed of 16 km/h to chase prey for a long time, making it a qualified endurance hunter. They identify prey in the grass through a pair of large ears and quietly approach to hunt. In addition, the jackal has a well-developed bite ability, its canine teeth are sharp and hard, up to 2.8 cm, and can pierce the skin and flesh of torn prey. If you want to compete with the leopard by relying on these alone, then there is only the possibility of being killed by one hit.
Both jackals and African dingoos are canines, but they are small in size, low in combat effectiveness, and not as numerous as wild dogs. In terms of hunting ability, jackals are indeed not enough to see compared to other predators, and it is normal to be ignored by humans. But a closer look at their survival shows that jackals have a fairly high IQ and rarely starve themselves. Even lions and leopards often starve to death because they can't catch their prey, but jackals rarely see this situation.
The survival wisdom of the jackal is extremely high, it never resists starvation, it can eat whatever it wants, and it can eat garbage. It seems that the jackal who survives in the cracks every day actually knows how to survive, and nothing is more important than living.
First of all, the jackal is as opportunistic as the hyena, and it often "picks up leaks" behind large predators. People regard jackals as lions' "horse boys" because jackals like to follow the lions, and often "make small reports" to lions, and even help them find food for leopards. After the lions eat, they pick some "leftovers" to eat, which is not a big deal for the lions, it is mutually beneficial.
Secondly, jackals also have a relationship with vultures that use each other. Vultures can look for carrion in the sky and once spotted they gather around carrion, making hoarse calls. Vultures' claws are not sharp enough to tear the flesh of some large prey, so they will use their voices to attract jackals to come and "help". The jackal's teeth are sharp and can tear the flesh and skin of carrion for the vulture, and then each side takes what it needs.
In addition, jackals are flexible and alert, they follow large predators and run away as soon as they are driven to attack. Once chased away, they will return, no matter how they are driven, the jackal will persistently continue to follow. Over time, predators began to ignore jackals, and instead of dealing with these difficult but not threatening "followers", it was better to save some effort to hunt.
However, sometimes jackals are too arrogant and will set themselves on fire. Just like the jackal that was locked by the leopard's throat, he usually harasses the leopard to eat, which causes the leopard to find an opportunity to get rid of this "-stirring stick". #Animal##Leopard##Lion##Jackal##头条创作挑战赛 #
