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Book Fauna Palaestina 4 Year 2014 By Prof Dr Norman Ali Bassam Khalaf von Jaffa ISBN 978-9950-383-77-7

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Jackal (Canis aureus lupaster Hemprich and Ehrenberg, 1833) and<br />

the Arabian Golden Jackal (Canis aureus hadramauticus Noack,<br />

1896).<br />

The New Palestinian Golden Jackal Subspecies Canis aureus palaestina<br />

<strong>Khalaf</strong>, 2008, at Rafah Zoo, Al-Brazil Suburb, Rafah City, Gaza Strip,<br />

Palestine. Foto: <strong>Dr</strong>. Abdel Fattah Nazmi Abd Rabou, 2008.<br />

The Palestinian Golden Jackal subspecies is morphologically and<br />

geographically distinct from these three subspecies. The<br />

Palestinian Jackal is a small race of the Golden or Asiatic Jackal. It<br />

is smaller than a wolf, with relatively shorter legs and tail. It is<br />

larger than a fox and can be distinguished by its relatively<br />

smaller, rufous ears and shorter, black-tipped tail. It is similar to a<br />

small dog in appearance. The fur is rather short and coarse. The<br />

dorsal colour is usually variable black, yellowish-gray or brownyellowish<br />

tinged with rufous, grayer on the back, which is<br />

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