The black-backed jackal is a predatory mammal from the canine family. Adult animals have a black stripe on their back, which distinguishes it from other jackals.
The black-backed jackal differs from other jackals by its wide black stripe on the back. It helps nature by eating carrion and regulating the population of small rodents.
meadows, prairies, forb glades on land
Worker
birth time
ambush
both parents
breeding
Hot and almost no precipitation
pursuit
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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hunting small prey and scavenging carrion
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
hot Africa south of the desert, many savannas and forests
Legs count
days
Warm summer
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
live animals
adult
Maturity
Carry-on luggage
insects
About health
milk
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
rodents in general — rats, squirrels, ground squirrels
carrion
Repro interval
results
land coast flooded by tides — salt marshes, littoral zone
Carrion
Eyes count
summer warm, winter not very cold
Colors
Sex
very hot and almost no rain
Upcoming jubilees
scavenging, eat already dead animals
Gremllins
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Uses an excavated underground tunnel or chamber for refuge or nesting.
rains are very rare, almost a desert
Trophic type
Filters
summer very hot, dry, lots of grass
carnivory / predation, hunt and eat other live animals
Tail count
Upcoming birthdays
eggs, roe or offspring develop in a nest built on the ground or close to it
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
in a burrow
Height
young are born live on land, not hatched from eggs or roe
4.8 to 6 kilograms, 0.8 – 1.4 meters
Very hot and almost dry
Age (juvenile)
Age (from birth to death)
Age (embryo)
Wanderers
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Ears size
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
fruits
reptiles
Lifespan average
in a terrestrial nest
young after fast growth
Juvenile stage following larval metamorphosis but not yet adult.
live birth
What do they look like?
Maturity
scavenging
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
birds
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
nest hidden in an underground burrow
hot, uneven rains, lots of grass and trees
Actively hunting and capturing live prey.
Pets
terrestrial shrubland
Hot steppe
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terrestrial shrub habitats — maquis, chaparral, bush
cm
Old-timers
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Rascals
nest hidden in an underground burrow, both parents provide care
terrestrial grassland and steppe
terrestrial herbaceous
fruits
terrestrial intertidal
Tail color
drink mother's milk in childhood
hot Africa south of the desert, many savannas and forests
Ears count
Litter size
Tropical savanna
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
°C
Not specified
Actively searching habitats to locate food items.
Where are they found?
hares and rabbits
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
Elders
Bro
Taxons
seeds, berries, fruits
if born as {name}
reptiles
omnivore
Actively chases and captures mobile prey in open space.
age
Predator remains still and concealed before launching a sudden attack.
birth date
rest
Fur color
Close
was
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
The basics
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
Insects
primary food sources
teeth
burrow
after transformation until death
Potential Habitat
lots of grass, few trees, rains are rare
Very hot summer
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Mass
live hares and rabbits
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
Plants
Gestation
live reptiles, lizards, snakes, turtles
land
summer very hot, above +25…+30 °C
nest hidden in an underground burrow, only the father provides parental care for the offspring
{name} birthday
No results found
Eyes color
live birds
On the map
lunge
Female ♀
all life stages
world of Afrotropics
rodents
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
birth year
Shelter used specifically for reproduction or nesting.
Maturity
terrestrial habitat, land surface outside water
caring father
sq mm
yr
protection from sun
How similar?
Male ♂
until the celebration
baby / chick
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
Very dry
Neither
Young offspring still dependent on parental care.
What do they eat?
Where do they live?
Ears color
Hard dental structures used to bite, tear, or scrape food.
rodents
world of Afrotropics
savanna
hares
Very hot and dry
group hunting
Duration
live insects
This is me
Steppe
Gamers
Teeth count
How are they built?
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
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My age?
wk
My size?
very hot during the day, cold at night, almost no rain
terrestrial
Asexual
swap
active predation
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Where do they take shelter?
inhabit and develop on land, outside water bodies
celebrated their {n} birthday
open grassy spaces — steppes, savannas, prairies
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
Saddle color
very hot and almost no precipitation
foraging
body
Hermaphrodite ⚥
embryo
Length
kg
Rapid forward strike to seize prey.
Observations
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