Sentences with phrase «as jackals»

We have over 245 species and its pristine Wetlands provide shelter for the African Bullfrog that breeds here as well as jackals, owls, falcons, eagles etc..

Such diversity led Darwin to think that domestic dogs must have evolved from several wild canines, such as jackals, coyotes and wolves, but in fact we now know that all breeds descended from one species, the grey wolf.

Willis does a lot with his low - key manner and delivery of movement as The Jackal.

Constantly changing his identity and location, he is known only as the Jackal.

Also noteworthy, in the category of cinema ruled by cultural concerns and actual political events, was Carlos (d. Olivier Assayas), which kept a packed auditorium of critics in their seats for over five hours with a glossy, but intelligent action film version of the 1970s exploits of a terrorist born Illich Ramirez Sanchez, but known internationally as the Jackal, also by the code name Carlos; and Des Hommes et des dieux (Of Gods and Men, Xavier Beauvois), a film, elegantly minimalist in design, based on a real - life encounter between Algerian fundamentalist Islamic terrorists and a community of ascetic Christian monks.

Edgar Ramirez gives a standout leading performance as The Jackal and he is on screen for nearly every second of the epic film.

There are also 250 other bird species such as the Jackal Buzzard, the African Hawk and the Orange - breasted Bush Shrike.

Jack, who refers to himself as The Jackal, is the latest Trapper to join the hunter team with an all - new set of abilities and weapons.

Not exact matches

Carlos, 67, a Venezuelan whose real name is Ilyich Ramirez Sanchez, describes himself as a «professional revolutionary» and was dubbed «Carlos the Jackal» by the press when he was one of the world's most wanted terror suspects.

Black - backed jackals stood their ground defiantly as the Toyota safari wagon rolled to a halt.

The lawmaker described the hyenas, jackals and wolves as elements within the presidency, who have their own personal agenda.

We love the look of the Jackal almost as much as we enjoy shooting it.

The researchers found that top predators such as wolves and dingoes could suppress coyotes, red foxes and jackals only when the top predators lived at high densities and over large areas.

That being said, we do not know if jackals would still prefer livestock over other prey species such as mice.»

The African species is more closely related to the lineage leading to gray wolves and coyotes than jackals, which explains their new designation as African golden wolves.

«Our findings reflect what small - livestock farmers often tell us: that the jackal is a much more challenging threat than larger carnivores such as caracal or even leopard,» said lead author and PhD candidate Marine Drouilly, of the Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

As a result, the remaining eight large mammal species in Egypt — including striped hyenas, golden jackals, and the Egyptian fox — are now more vulnerable than they've been in more than 12,000 years, Yeakel says.

GOLDEN jackals are often seen as a pest, blamed for the death of livestock and wild animals as they move from south - central Eurasia into northern Europe.

Based on estimates of Europe's total jackal population, the overall figures could be as high as 13,000 tonnes of animal remains and 158 million rodents, they claim (Biological Conservation, doi.org/bhxn).

We used the golden jackal and Andean fox as outgroups for the SNP array and the whole - genome data sets, respectively.

the script is linear and actually makes sense, but it's such a cold film that it only works as a procedural film, much in the way The Day of the Jackal (1973) dealt with icy characters from opposing sides eventually converging in a climax.

The American is very much a thriller from the old school; it has a very 70s, continental vibe that reminded me a little of The Day Of The Jackal as the low key, almost laid back approach is a million miles away from the wobbly - cam and SFX orientated efforts of the ADHD generation.

Adapted and Americanized from the 1974 novel by popular British author Frederick Forsyth (The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File), Dogs casts Walken as Jamie Shannon, one of several mercenaries making a narrow exit from war - torn Central America in the film's opening sequence.

Piloting the Jackal as part of larger missions or Jackal - specific side missions do much to keep this installment feeling fresh.

Franco is surprisingly good as the film's only wild card, Gator, a jackal - like mix of cunning and cowardice that makes for a good foil for the stalwart Broker to contend with.

That his nickname is thought to originate from a copy of Frederick Forsyth's novel «The Day of the Jackal» is apt, as popular culture has leapt upon him as a subject in everything from Robert Ludlum's Bourne Trilogy (as seen in the TV adaptations, but not the films) to comedic television series Whoops Apocalypse (with Seinfeld «s Michael Richards satirising his public persona).

First portrayed on screen by Andrés García in 1979 Mexican film Carlos el Terrorista, Sánchez's story inspired 1997 effort The Assignment (although not The Jackal from the same year, as commonly believed), and now Olivier Assayas» mini-series turned feature film Carlos.

Assayas» last foray into geopolitical thrillers, the five - and - a-half hour Carlos, brought its largely unknown star, Édgar Ramírez, to international attention for his portrayal of the notorious political terrorist Ilyich Ramírez Sánchez, better known as Carlos The Jackal.

Originally produced as a miniseries for French TV, Carlos devotes five and a half hours to the two - decade career of international terrorist Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, more popularly known as Carlos the Jackal.

Pretty - boy Richard Gere as an ex-IRA sniper with an iffy accent really rounds out the circus that is The Jackal quite nicely though.

The Jackal Group acquires supernatural mystery novel Horrorstör to develop as series (Deadline).

Its first DLC titled «Jackal Invasion» drops in May and is available to purchase separately or as part of the «Days of Dolorum» Season Pass.

Édgar Ramírez stars as Carlos, aka The Jackal.

Starting in the early 70's, Carlos rips through Europe at a breakneck speed showing The Jackal as he literally shoots his way through the streets of Vienna, London, Damascus, Munich and Paris.

Like Happy Death Day, many of the year's highlights, which toyed with or injected life into often - tired subgenres, came in smaller packages, such as the home - invasion thrillers Better Watch Out, The Babysitter (another Netflix original), and Jackals; the clever zombie - in - the - desert flick It Stains the Sands Red (much better than the silly cannibal - in - the - desert - flick The Bad Batch); the flesh - eating family drama Raw; the blood - sucking confused - teen drama The Transfiguration; the sci - fi / fantasy / horror hybrids The Void, The Untamed, and The Lure, which also had elements of the musical; and the ultra-disturbing tale of youth Super Dark Times, about the unraveling of a group of friends after the accidental killing of a classmate, which offers a significantly more satisfying experience than It.

The Outsider By Frederick Forsyth Putnam • $ 18 • ISBN 9781101981856 Subtitled «My Life in Intrigue,» this entertaing memoir by the author of the espionage classic The Day of the Jackal and 14 other thrillers recounts his adventurous life in high style, from enlisting in the RAF at 17 to his work as a journalist in many global hotspots.

Known forever to fandom as «the man who killed Gwen Stacy,» Conway is also the co-creator of The Punisher, Firestorm, Power Girl, Man - Thing, Werewolf - by - Night, The Jackal, Killer Croc, Tombstone, Tarantula, Count Vertigo, Vibe, Vixen, Commander / Citizen Steel, and many other popular (and not so popular) characters for Marvel and DC Comics.

It was bred as a livestock dog, and those muscles were built for playing a guardian role, protecting its charges against attacks from wolves, jackals and bears.

Evaluation of a behavioral problem is most effective if the behaviorist has a very good comparative understanding animal behavior, including, but not limited to that of wild and domestic canines, such as wolves, jackals, coyotes, foxes, African wild dogs, and domestic dogs (including a wide variety of breeds).

The definitive host is the dog, but it can also infect cats, wolves, coyotes, jackals, foxes, and other animals, such as ferrets, bears, sea lions and even, under very rare circumstances, humans.

The Anatolian Shepherd breed is particularly popular in Turkey where it serves as an independent livestock guardian, protecting farmer's flocks of sheep from such predators as wolves, jackals, bears and cheetahs.

Distemper affects other animals as well; raccoons, coyotes, wolves, foxes, ferrets, skunks, weasels, mink, badgers, hyenas, and jackals can also catch the disease and a population of lions in Africa has been decimated by it.

An ancient breed, rich in history and culture, the Sloughi is equally at home in nomadic tents as in the hunt, coursing jackals, gazelles and hares in its countries of origin.

The «ancestral» phenotype in my arbitrary definition (which, however, is in line with the views of many or most professionals in animal science) is one that comes to mind when one thinks of the Jackal, Northern Wolf, and descendants of the extinct Pale - footed Wolf (such as sighthounds).

You can get a taste of the local wildlife as the elephants, crocodiles, jackals, boars, snakes and numerous birds make the visit memorable.

As well these magnificent elephants, buffalo, leopards, hippo, eland, zebra, giraffes and jackals also dwell in the game park.

Game species commonly found in and around Marloth Park area include elephant, buffalo, lion, rhino, impala, kudu, waterbuck, giraffe, bushbuck, zebra, leopard, cheetah, hyena, jackal, hippo, infrequently cape hunting dogs and a variety of smaller antelope such as duiker and steenbok.

Join an open - top Jeep safari for the chance to spot crocodiles, leopards, jackals, sambar deer and some 300 species of bird — as well as the growing population of tigers known to roam the national park.

As you run around small settlements taking out infantry ogres — called Jackals — and hunting the Titans, there really isn't much of a need to use the parkour skills, and there are not many opportunities even if you wanted to do so.

Thankfully, this doesn't translate over to the combat as the game has a way of anchoring Avil to the ground when fighting Jackals.