Species number 68 is the Side-striped Jackal (Lupulella adusta) and it is a canine native to Central and Southern Africa. Saw two them in Hwange Safari Lodge, Zimbabwe.
The Side-striped Jackal has a much wider distribution than the better-known Black-backed Jackal, but there are large parts of their range with no information on their population status.
The side-striped jackal lives both solitarily and in family groups of up to seven individuals. The family unit is dominated by a breeding pair, which remains monogamous for a number of years.
The breeding season for this species depends on where they live; in Southern Africa, breeding starts in June and ends in November. The side-striped jackal has a gestation period of 57 to 70 days, with average litter of three to six young. The young reach sexual maturity at six to eight months of age, and typically begin to leave when 11 months old. The side-striped jackal is among the few mammal species that mate for life, forming monogamous pairs.
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