Two cute Golden Jackal pups that appear to be similar to small grey wolves emerged from their mother's den at Germany's NaturZoo Rheine.
However, the Golden Jackal (also known as Common Jackal, Asiatic Jackal or Reed Wolf) has lighter tread, a more slender build, a sharper muzzle and a short tail. Its winter fur is more fulvous-reddish color than that of the wolf.
The zoo keepers are still unsure of how many pups were safely tucked in the burrow inside the mom's den, as one litter can contain up to nine pups with an average of two or four.
If there are more of these Golden Jackals, then it would certainly be a lot cuter because merely seeing two of them will already melt our hearts.
These lovely pups are nursed for about eight weeks. They would be weaned by eating regurgitated food and could start eating solid food at three months.
A surprising fact about these animals is that they are known to mate for life and would reproduce for eight years. As a matter of fact, they start to be sexually mature at eleven months!
The Golden Jackal is a canid native to north and northeastern Africa, southeastern and central Europe, Asia Minor, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. They can live in different habitats and are classified as "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
