Gangster Jackals

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Gangster Jackals

Synopsis

Threatened by the guns of Southern Africa's farmers, some black-backed jackals have found a new shelter in a restricted and arid area: Namibia's Skeleton Coast. Here, they adapt to a new lifestyle. They are learning to catch new coastal prey, and how to collaborate to catch bigger ones such as the fur seals. This requires cooperative hunting - a behaviour rarely seen amongst these canids. Some jackals succeed, others become scavengers or die.