Golden Jackal

Shirvan National Park

An animal species belonging to the class Mammalia, the order Carnivora, and the family Canidae. It is distributed across the Shirvan Plain, the Mingachevir–Ganja zone, the forests of Lankaran–Astara, the Gazakh–Tovuz and Aghstafa regions, and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. The body length, including the tail, which measures 30–35 cm, reaches 85–95 cm. Its weight ranges from 7 to 12 kg. Jackals are active at night. During the day, they mainly spend their time protecting themselves from larger animals. They feed on small animals they hunt or on carrion. Males are larger than females. They give birth to 2–7 cubs at a time. They live in monogamous pairs. They hunt in family groups.