jackal
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Each animal was roughly the size of a jackal, but their bodies suggest they were adapted to hunt in different ways.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
"They have a very good attacking skillset but also jackal threat with guys like Ardie Savea and Wallace Sititi at the breakdown."
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2025
I suppose she is referring to an alley cat or perhaps a jackal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
Dead animals littered the side of the road; deer, raccoons, something that looked like a purple jackal, a Chupacabra or two, what looked like a werewolf, and at least one low-flying turkey vulture.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2024
“Maybe Anubis. It’s a cool jackal head. I don’t know how to make that, though.”
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
The animals, also known as the plains wolf and listed as vulnerable, are smaller than the stronger Himalayan wolf and can be mistaken for other species such as jackals.
From Barron's ● Nov. 30, 2025
The kibbutz had a local pub, but there was little else to do at night other than stargaze and listen to jackals howling in the desert.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025
Though they are genetically closer to jackals, they convergently evolved to resemble gray wolves.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2025
Kremlev said those boycotting the championships were "worse than hyenas and jackals" because of their violation of the "integrity of sport and culture".
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2024
She could snatch a morsel away from jackals.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
