jackals

"While a jackal might look like a small dog, this little canine can be pretty gross! Jackals are opportunistic omnivores, which means they'll eat nearly anything they can get their jaws around. While usually that means small reptiles and berries, it also means jackals will eat rotten food left over from bigger predators! . . . Young readers will love learning more about how jackals survive"--Provided by publisher.

This book brings readers face-to-face with a wild dog that s straight out of Africa, the jackal. Readers will love reading about this big-eared predator and its hunting techniques, as well as its life cycle, anatomy, and habitat. The book covers jackal family systems and behavior, as well as their interactions with humans. Readers will enjoy fact-filled text and amazing color photographs as they get a glimpse of the wild world of jackals. Detailed Table of Contents, Fact Boxes, Full-Color Photographs, Glossary, Index, Maps, Websites.

In a story adapted from a Rajasthani folktale, a jackal eats all the animals in the forest.

Discover the world of dogs, wolves, jackals, and foxes - their natural history, behavior, and domestication.

Curiosity and playfulness lead Giddy, a young jackal, from his home in the jungle to a human village. However, upon arrival he panics and jumps for cover into several different colored pots of paint. Animals living in and around the village are awed by Giddy's colorful appearance and assume that he is a god from another planet. They insist that he accept the crown as king, and Giddy accepts out of fear. Eventually, Giddy is discovered as the rain washes off the paint.

This book introduces jackals, describing their physical characteristics, behavior, and habitats.

"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces jackals to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--.

In this book, young readers will learn about the early life of jackals.