Jackals kill gazelle fawn

Five black-backed jackals (Canis mesomelas) attack and kill a hidden gazelle fawn. Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya.

Gazelle infants spend most of their first weeks of life hidden in vegetation as a protection against predators. In this case, a nearby group of jackals noticed the fawn and captured and ate it. Jackals are the primary predators of young fawns at this site, and jackal hunts like this one were a common sight during my dissertation research. Often though, jackals will walk right by a fawn without even knowing it's there. In this case, the fawn was not so lucky.

Видео Jackals kill gazelle fawn канала Blair Costelloe