cannibalistic black backed jackal

It is not often that you see a predator feeding off its own kind. Our surprise was great when we came upon a jackal feeding off another jackal. on closer inspection we found that the jackals back had large puncture wounds and a broken spine. We also then found fresh lion tracks around the animal indicating that it had been killed by lion.

Posted: Kwandwe by Paul Warner, Date: 8 March 2008