![]() Parental Investment: altricial post-independence association with parents extended period of juvenile learning Key Reproductive Features: gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (sexes separate) sexualĪverage age at sexual or reproductive maturity (male)Īverage age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female) ![]() ![]() Both parents provide food and protection. The young are fed by regurgitation and begin to take some solid food at about three months. The pups are nursed for about eight weeks, and then weaned. Litters can contain one to nine pups, but two to four is the usual number. Young are born in a den within the parents' marked territory. They have been observed to produce pups for at least eight years. Golden jackals of the Serengeti court at the end of the dry season and produce pups during the rainy season. ![]() Mating System: monogamous cooperative breederīirths occur mainly in January-February in East Africa and in April-May in Southeast Europe, but take place throughout the year in tropical Asia. In most jackal families, there are one or two adult members called "helpers." Helpers are jackals who stay with the parents for a year after reaching sexual maturity, without breeding, to help take care of the next litter. Golden jackals live in mated pairs and are strictly monogamous. ![]()
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