Summary ²

The black-backed jackal (Lupulella mesomelas) is a medium sized canine native to eastern and southern Africa. These regions are separated by roughly 900 kilometers.

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1. (c) Nik Borrow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/128578170@N06/27337874272/
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupulella_mesomelas

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