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Jackal Collection (page 7)

The jackal, a fascinating creature steeped in ancient mythology and endangered in its natural habitat, holds a significant place in various cultures and ecosystems

Background imageJackal Collection: Picture No. 10880064

Picture No. 10880064
Black-backed Jackal - Carrying freshly caught Thomson's gazelle fawn. (Canis mesomelas) Date:

Background imageJackal Collection: Picture No. 10880035

Picture No. 10880035
Black-backed Jackal - Scavenging at Thomson's gazelle kill (spotted hyaena in background) (Canis mesomelas) Date:

Background imageJackal Collection: Picture No. 10880049

Picture No. 10880049
Black-backed Jackal - Facing off vultures at Thomson's gazelle kill. (Canis mesomelas) Date:

Background imageJackal Collection: Picture No. 10880065

Picture No. 10880065
Black-backed Jackal - Holding freshly caught Thomson's gazelle fawn. (Canis mesomelas) Date:

Background imageJackal Collection: Picture No. 10880093

Picture No. 10880093
Black-backed Jackal - Carrying Thomson's gazelle leg (Canis mesomelas) Date:

Background imageJackal Collection: Picture No. 10880083

Picture No. 10880083
Black-backed Jackal - Playful 7 week old pup running with wildebeest tail. (Canis mesomelas) Date:

Background imageJackal Collection: Picture No. 10880034

Picture No. 10880034
Black-backed Jackal - Scavenging at Thomson's gazelle kill (spotted hyaena in background). (Canis mesomelas) Date:

Background imageJackal Collection: Picture No. 10848964

Picture No. 10848964
Black-backed Jackal - Feeding at carcass (Canis mesomelas) Date:

Background imageJackal Collection: Picture No. 10775828

Picture No. 10775828
Black-backed Jackals - Two fighting with Spotted Hyaena and kill in background (Canis mesomelas) Date:

Background imageJackal Collection: Picture No. 10775704

Picture No. 10775704
Spotted Hyaena - Confronting Jackal next to kill (Crocuta crocuta) Date:

Background imageJackal Collection: Picture No. 10769833

Picture No. 10769833
Black-backed Jackal - two young fighting over prey (Canis mesomelas) Date:

Background imageJackal Collection: Picture No. 10775693

Picture No. 10775693
Spotted Hyaena - confronting Jackal by kill (Crocuta crocuta) Date:

Background imageJackal Collection: Picture No. 10761190

Picture No. 10761190
Black-backed Jackal - in tall grass (Canis mesomelas) Date:

Background imageJackal Collection: Picture No. 10761114

Picture No. 10761114
Black-backed Jackal - Puppy at the entrance of its burrow (Canis mesomelas) Date:

Background imageJackal Collection: Picture No. 10739662

Picture No. 10739662
Black-backed Jackal - With dove in mouth (Canis mesomelas) Date:

Background imageJackal Collection: Picture No. 10900817

Picture No. 10900817
Side-striped Jackal (Canis adustus) Date:

Background imageJackal Collection: Picture No. 10876573

Picture No. 10876573
Black-backed Jackal - with captured dove in mouth (Canis mesomelas) Date:

Background imageJackal Collection: Picture No. 10863707

Picture No. 10863707
Golden / Asiatic Jackal feeding on Spotted Deer (Axis axis) (Canis aureus) Date:

Background imageJackal Collection: Picture No. 10848168

Picture No. 10848168
Black-backed JACKAL - scavenging at bones (Canis mesomelas) Date:

Background imageJackal Collection: Picture No. 10788182

Picture No. 10788182
Golden / Asiatic Jackal - by kill (Canis aureus) Date:

Background imageJackal Collection: Picture No. 10786099

Picture No. 10786099
Golden Jackal / Common Jackal - Eating a young oryx (Canis aureus) Date:

Background imageJackal Collection: Picture No. 10947641

Picture No. 10947641
Coyote / American Jackal / Brush / Prairie Wolf - in snow Yellowstone National Park, USA. Date:

Background imageJackal Collection: Picture No. 10947640

Picture No. 10947640
Coyote / American Jackal / Brush / Prairie Wolf - in snow Yellowstone National Park, USA. Date:

Background imageJackal Collection: Picture No. 10899703

Picture No. 10899703
Black-backed Jackal (Canis mesomelas) Date:

Background imageJackal Collection: Picture No. 10878070

Picture No. 10878070
Black-backed Jackal - scavenging on carrion (Canis mesomelas) Date:

Background imageJackal Collection: Blackbacked jackals (Canis mesomelas), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Blackbacked jackals (Canis mesomelas), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Background imageJackal Collection: Egypt, Memphis, Amenhotep sarcophagus, Relief with Anubi as jackal

Egypt, Memphis, Amenhotep sarcophagus, Relief with Anubi as jackal UNESCO World Heritage Site

Background imageJackal Collection: Black-backed Jackal (Canis mesomelas) cub, sitting at den entrance in savannah

Black-backed Jackal (Canis mesomelas) cub, sitting at den entrance in savannah, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, August

Background imageJackal Collection: Black-backed Jackal (Canis mesomelas) adult pair, standing at artificial waterhole, Kalahari Desert

Black-backed Jackal (Canis mesomelas) adult pair, standing at artificial waterhole, Kalahari Desert, Kalahari Gemsbok N.P. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape Province, South Africa, August

Background imageJackal Collection: Black-backed Jackal (Canis mesomelas) two cubs, playing tug-of-war with feather, Serengeti N. P

Black-backed Jackal (Canis mesomelas) two cubs, playing tug-of-war with feather, Serengeti N. P. Tanzania, December
Black-backed Jackal (Canis mesomelas) two cubs, playing tug-of-war with feather, Serengeti N.P. Tanzania, December

Background imageJackal Collection: Brown Hyena (Hyaena brunnea) and Black-backed Jackal (Canis mesomelas) adults

Brown Hyena (Hyaena brunnea) and Black-backed Jackal (Canis mesomelas) adults, interacting at waterhole, Kalahari Desert, Kalahari Gemsbok N.P

Background imageJackal Collection: Black-backed jackal (silver-backed jackal) (Canis mesomelas) drinking, Serengeti National Park

Black-backed jackal (silver-backed jackal) (Canis mesomelas) drinking, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Background imageJackal Collection: South Africa, Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas), front view

South Africa, Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas), front view

Background imageJackal Collection: Turquoise enamelled clay pectoral pendant in the shape of a naos

Turquoise enamelled clay pectoral pendant in the shape of a naos, decorated with god Anubis as a jackal
Egyptian civilization, Late Period, Dynasty XXX. Turquoise enamelled clay pectoral pendant in the shape of a naos, decorated with god Anubis as a jackal

Background imageJackal Collection: Treasure of Tutankhamen, wooden statue of jackal god Anubis upon a gilded chest from New Kingdom

Treasure of Tutankhamen, wooden statue of jackal god Anubis upon a gilded chest from New Kingdom
Egyptian civilization, New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII. Treasure of Tutankhamen. Wooden statue of jackal god Anubis upon a gilded chest

Background imageJackal Collection: Egyptian civilization, Papyrus Book of the dead. Portrayal of deceased on sun boat being towed by

Egyptian civilization, Papyrus Book of the dead. Portrayal of deceased on sun boat being towed by three Anubis
Egyptian civilization. Papyrus. Book of the dead. Portrayal of the desceased on the sun boat being towed by three Anubis

Background imageJackal Collection: Canopic box of Sebekemsaf, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty XIII

Canopic box of Sebekemsaf, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty XIII
Egyptian civilization, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty XIII. Canopic box of Sebekemsaf

Background imageJackal Collection: Limestone ostrakons from Deir el Medina, three dogs attacking hyena and pack of dogs or jackals

Limestone ostrakons from Deir el Medina, three dogs attacking hyena and pack of dogs or jackals
Egyptian civilization - Limestone ostrakons from Deir el Medina: three dogs attacking a hyena and a pack of dogs or jackals

Background imageJackal Collection: Canopic jar depicting jackal-headed Duamutef, protector of stomach

Canopic jar depicting jackal-headed Duamutef, protector of stomach
Egyptian civilization, New Kingdom. Canopic jar depicting jackal-headed Duamutef, protector of the stomach. Detail

Background imageJackal Collection: Painted wood shabti box depicting the weighing of the soul, detail, New Kingdom, 1000 B. C

Painted wood shabti box depicting the weighing of the soul, detail, New Kingdom, 1000 B. C
Egyptian civilization, New Kingdom. Painted wood shabti box depicting the weighing of the soul, 1000 b.C. Detail

Background imageJackal Collection: Amulets made of gold, lapislazuli and semi-precious stones with vulture, falcon and jackal heads

Amulets made of gold, lapislazuli and semi-precious stones with vulture, falcon and jackal heads
Egyptian civilization, New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII. Treasure of Tutankhamen. Amulets made of gold, lapislazuli and semi-precious stones with vulture head (Nekhebet)

Background imageJackal Collection: Painted wood stele of Usirur, priest of Amon at Thebes. Detail, the deceased before Osiris, Isis

Painted wood stele of Usirur, priest of Amon at Thebes. Detail, the deceased before Osiris, Isis, Nephthys and Anubis
Egyptian civilization, Ptolemaic Period, 3rd century b.C. Painted wood stele of Usirur, priest of Amon at Thebes. Detail, the deceased before Osiris, Isis, Nephthys and Anubis

Background imageJackal Collection: Game of dogs and jackals, blue faience game board in form of hippopotamus, Dynasty XXVI

Game of dogs and jackals, blue faience game board in form of hippopotamus, Dynasty XXVI, Egyptian civilization
Egyptian civilization, Late Period, Dynasty XXVI. Game of dogs and jackals, blue faience game board in the form of a hippopotamus

Background imageJackal Collection: Shroud depicting the deceased with Anubi and Osiris from Egypt, Saqqara

Shroud depicting the deceased with Anubi and Osiris from Egypt, Saqqara
Egyptian civilization, Coptic Period, 1st century A.D. Shroud depicting the deceased with Anubi and Osiris. From Saqqara

Background imageJackal Collection: Black-backed Jackal Canis mesomelas with pups, illustration

Black-backed Jackal Canis mesomelas with pups, illustration
Black-backed Jackal (Canis mesomelas) with pups, illustration

Background imageJackal Collection: Trial of the Conscience

Trial of the Conscience
Set in in the Hall of the Two-Fold Maat, this illustration from the Book of the Dead depicts the Trial of the Conscience. Here the jackal-headed Anubis is weighing in the Balance the heart

Background imageJackal Collection: Side Stripped Jackal - feeding - Botswana Africa

Side Stripped Jackal - feeding - Botswana Africa
HAY-217 Side Stripped Jackal - feeding Botswana Africa Canis adustus Hayden Oake contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401




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The jackal, a fascinating creature steeped in ancient mythology and endangered in its natural habitat, holds a significant place in various cultures and ecosystems. In the Tomb of Sinjin, a captivating mural depicts the god Anubis leaning over the mummy of Ramses II, showcasing the jackal's association with death and afterlife rituals. Similarly, from the tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt's Valley of the Kings emerges an image of the king transformed into Anubis himself—a powerful symbol representing protection during one's journey to eternity. Venturing to Ethiopia's Bale Mountains at elevations between 4000m-4300m reveals another side to this enigmatic species. The Abyssinian or Ethiopian Wolf, also known as Simien Jackal or Fox due to its resemblance, roams these high-altitude landscapes alone—endangered yet resilient. Captured mid-yawn against this breathtaking backdrop, their vulnerability becomes apparent as they strive for survival amidst environmental challenges. Anubis reappears within ancient papyrus scrolls depicting psychostasy—the weighing of souls—an integral part of The Book of The Dead. This portrayal further solidifies his role as guardian and guide through life's final transition. Meanwhile, across southern Africa lies the haunting call of the Black-backed Jackal echoing through Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa—a reminder that these omnivorous creatures adapt remarkably well despite their diminishing numbers. In Etosha National Park situated in Namibia—one can witness playful interactions among young black-backed jackals teasing each other mischievously—an endearing display highlighting their social nature even amidst harsh conditions. However, it is crucial not to overlook their plight; both Abyssinian/Ethiopian Wolves and Black-backed Jackals face endangerment due to habitat loss and human encroachment. As we reflect on history carved onto painted wooden stelas like Neswy’s or preserved within Canopic jars found in Egypt, the jackal's presence remains intertwined with our collective human narrative.