{"id":9077,"date":"2015-04-11T00:01:21","date_gmt":"2015-04-11T05:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=9077"},"modified":"2015-02-28T17:31:19","modified_gmt":"2015-02-28T22:31:19","slug":"atozchallenge-jackal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=9077","title":{"rendered":"#AtoZChallenge &#8211; Jackal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-VONts9E-8eI\/VMacnRsXDfI\/AAAAAAAARKs\/iZvkmdmszRA\/s1600\/J.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-VONts9E-8eI\/VMacnRsXDfI\/AAAAAAAARKs\/iZvkmdmszRA\/s1600\/J.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The jackal is a small carnivorous member of the Canis family. It&#8217;s native to Africa and South-Central Eurasia. They are well suited for running. 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