Tagged: Canis mesomelas

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Black-backed jackals

 A small mammal that we come across often on our travels is the Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas).  This fox-like animal is fairly common in most habitats, but especially in the game reserves in southern...

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A visit to the Cape Cross Seal Colony

On our journey to the Skeleton Coast Park we stopped off at Cape Cross, 115km north of Swakopmund, to see a breeding colony of between 80 000 and 100 000 Cape fur seals (Arctocephalus...