Image of the God Anubis, Paintings and Relief, Tomb of Nefertari, QV66, Valley of the Queens, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) with blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) at a waterhole, Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

Black-backed Jackal (Canis mesomelas) rests in the morning sun, Nxai Pan National Park, Ngamiland, Botswana, Africa

Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) feedin on the remains of a killed impala (Aepyceros melampus), Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) between springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) at a waterhole, Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

Black-backed Jackal (Canis mesomelas) walking on a gravel road, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Black-backed Jackal (Canis mesomelas), at the carcass of a Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer), in the background some White-backed Vultures (Gyps africanus), Savuti, Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Black-backed Jackal (Canis mesomelas), adult, sits attentively, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Black-backed jackal (Lupulella mesomelas), Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) stands in sunshine watching camera, Serengeti, Tanzania