A jackal is not a kind of raven-like bird. Jackals are, in fact, really rather thoroughly unbirdlike.
A jackal is any of several doglike mammals of the genus Canis of Africa and southern Asia that are mainly foragers feeding on plants, small animals, and occasionally carrion.
This post is not for your benefit. You see, if I can go for however bloody long it's been utterly convinced that a jackal is, in fact, black, feathered and squawky, there's no way to be sure that I won't wake up in the morning having totally forgotten that I was as wrong as I was certain. With a little luck, if that happens, I'll see this at some point.
The real beauty of the internet is its potential for correcting your startling misconceptions without you having to make a fool of yourself in polite company first.
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Aww - I'll comment as well. I used to think it was a bird, but have known the error of my ways now for a fair while.
I never thought that. Apparently that makes ME odd. I don't like that.
There was a whole thread of this kind of stuff at SA once. Very funny reading, that made.
If it makes you feel better, remind me to tell you what Richard thought a gecko was.
--Andrew
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