Sentences with phrase «golden jackal»

Koepfli and Wayne suspect that zoologists had mistaken African and Eurasian golden jackals for the same species because of a high degree of similarity in their skull and tooth morphology.

The new study, led by Koepfli and Robert Wayne of the University of California, Los Angeles, was inspired by recent reports suggesting that the African golden jackal was actually a cryptic subspecies of gray wolf.

Koepfli and Wayne also established collaborations with colleagues, who provided them with samples from golden jackals in other parts of Africa and Eurasia.

The findings come as a reminder that «even among well - known and widespread species such as golden jackals, there is the potential to discover hidden biodiversity,» with the help of genomic evidence, Koepfli says.

The researchers say they will continue to study the relationships among golden jackal and wolf lineages in Africa, Eurasia, and the Middle East.

To expand the DNA evidence in the new study, Wayne retrieved DNA samples of golden jackals collected two decades ago in Kenya from his laboratory freezers.

Red foxes and golden jackals share similar diets.

[51] Striped hyenas prey on golden jackals, and three jackal carcasses were found in one hyena den.

Based on genomic results, the researchers suggest this animal, the Eurasian golden jackal, is distinct from Canis anthus, which they propose be referred to as the African golden wolf.

The same story is at play in Europe and Australia, where the researchers examined the relationship between gray wolves and golden jackals, and dingoes and red foxes, respectively.

«Golden jackals» of East Africa are actually «golden wolves».»

A golden jackal (Canis aureus) from Israel.

Despite their remarkably similar appearance, the «golden jackals» of East Africa and Eurasia are actually two entirely different species.

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.

Look at the long, slender snout and small body of an African golden jackal, and you'd be forgiven if you confused it with the golden jackal of Eurasia.

They found that African golden jackals diverged from coyotes and gray wolves some 1.3 million years ago, compared with 1.9 million years for Eurasian golden jackals, and that the two groups» mitochondrial DNA differs by up to 6.7 %.

A huge drawcard for Yala National Park is their wildlife safari opportunities that reveal lithe Sri Lankan leopards, wild elephant, spotted deer, buffalo, wild pig, stripe - necked and ruddy mongooses, grey langur monkey, toque monkey, golden jackal and Indian palm civet.