Also known as the Simien jackal, the Ethiopian wolf roams the mountain plateaus of midland Ethiopia. These canines live in a pack, but, unlike most wolves, hunt alone. Each memeber stalks its meal in solitude.
They have been observed cooperating as a pack to take down large animals such as antelope, but mostly subsist on grassland rats and moles.
Simien jackals are reddish in coat color with patches of white on their chest. Interestingly, females are usually paler when compared to males.
The pack communally raises young pups. A burrow network is constructed as a den and large rocks or small caves can also serve as a protected place for the family to rest.
Ethiopian wolves are Africa’s most endangered carnivore. With only about 450 individuals left in the wild, the IUCN lists this species as critically endangered.
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