Foxy

[claidheamhmor]

There was much excitement on our neighbourhood WhatsApp and Telegram groups last week, because a jackal was wandering the area. In fact, it was spotted on our road, and a lovely video of it filmed just around the corner. Fortunately an animal organisation managed to catch it and transport it to a safe location. 

Here's a link

Comments

[filialucis]

Seriously. I thought you were deep in suburbia -- I had no idea jackals would venture so far into civilisation! Hope you don't end up getting lions wandering by one day 😬

You're on Telegram? Want to connect? Email me your mobile number if you do...

[claidheamhmor]

We're actually not too far (5 or 10km) from areas where there are jackals. If we have lions, I'll go take pics. :)

Sure! I'm only on Telegram for a couple of neighbourhood groups, created at a time when there was a furore about WhatsApp, but I do have it on my phone. +27829267371

[pcb]

The start of the urban jackal?
The best we can do is the urban fox, although I'm still hoping that one of the various 'black beasts' or one of the big cats that apparently lurk around the place will start visiting more urban areas.
Wait. *A memory triggers*
Loyiso Gola doing stand-up in London. He mentioned that fox thing.
https://youtu.be/KR6RVKmtH_I?t=02m26s

So how difficult could the jackal have been, if it put its mind to it?

[claidheamhmor]

It's be nice if those black beast did actually made an appearance...

[kaishin108]

Oh wow! I am so relieved, (like so many others) that it was captured and moved back to it's den. :)

[claidheamhmor]

I'm sure the bunnies that live on the road the jackal was on are very relieved too.

[eve_prime]

A jackal! Wow!

We had a baby bear up a tree in our neighborhood once, but we're much closer to the edge of town than you are.

[claidheamhmor]

The scary thing about that is where the mommy is...

(We do occasionally have hippos and lions, but they're generally escapees from somewhere).

[eve_prime]

Yeah! I think it was an adolescent so maybe it was on its own...