Learn about the wildlife that inhabit Bandhavgarh, from the Bengal tiger to the dung beetle.

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Tanzania's Ngorongoro Crater supports thousands of grazing animals, along with the lions, cheetahs, and jackals who feed on them.

Ancient Egyptians believed they were gods of the underworld, and that their evening yips and yowls were the haunting songs of the dead. Modern cultures dismissed them as cold-hearted and calculated killers, the vicious thugs of the animal world.

While jackals may never shake their negative image in some cultures, one researcher has done much to popularize a deeper understanding of this complex and highly social animal.