Jackals belong to the family Canis which also contains other animals such as domestic dogs, wolves, and foxes. A curious fact about jackals is that they are monogamous. In other words, they just mate with an only partner for their whole lifetime. It is also important to know that jackals' life expectancy is from 10 to 12 years. Furthermore, jackals suckle from their mother until they reach two months old. After that short period of time, the jackals learn how to hunt by themselves within six months. Jackals are well known for those early hunt abilities. Nonetheless, if there is a lack of prey, the jackals are able to survive just by eating grass. In addition, jackals are scavengers.
Usually, the jackals' offspring stay with their families to help raise the younger jackals and take care of them. This is an important behavior for jackals due to the fact that the most part of deaths of offspring happens in the first 14 weeks. Therefore, the presence of a guardian helps to increase the survival of offspring. In my opinion, this behavior is a cooperative act because both parts (jackals parents and offspring) are getting benefits. The main benefit for the parents is that they are receiving help with their babies. On the other hand, the offspring stay with their families and get food and protection from an older jackal. For the new coming generations, the main benefit is that they are going to be protected by both parents and siblings.
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