Black-backed jackal (Lupulella mesomelas) drinking from a pond, Shompole wilderness, Shompole Community, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

canis mesomelas lupulella mesomelas black backed jackal lupulella mesomelas natural area savanna adult alone glance drink to outdoor overview reflection carnivore diet watering place look canis three quarter shot thirst east african rift valley bank rive march month private reserve water surface black background nobody lupulella shompole conservancy black backed jackals canis mesomelas nature natural areas ecosystem ecosystems savannas adults single lonely only solo one lone glances looking at camera drinking lap lapping drunk outdoors outsides outside overviews global sight global sights full length reflections mirror image reflected reflecting carnivorous animal carnivores diet carnivorous animals meat eating animal meat eating animals backwaters watering places backwater waterhole waterholes looked looking three quarter views three quarter view three quarter shots three quarter sight three quarter sights three quarter length thirsting great rift valley rift valley water edge banks rive water edges least concern species private reserves water surfaces watersurface watersurfaces black backgrounds with nobody jackal canis sp canine carnivoran mammal therapsid synapsid vertebrate chordate wild animal animal naturalness area low formation stage of development individual morphology zoology organism feeding behaviour light effect diet pattern species freshwater wetland area canidae carnivora mammalia cynodontia therapsida eupelycosauria synapsida tetrapoda tetrapodomorpha rhipidistia sarcopterygii euteleostomi gnathostomata vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota fracture geology landform earth's crust iucn red list of threatened species natural reserve environment protection environment management biodiversity management environment water matter rift valley province kenya east africa africa