Cute: Jackals nuzzle each other, in Nagaland

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Common Jackals grooming and nuzzling each other in a forest in Nagaland, India. One licks the other's snout and forehead in the most cute and endearing fashion! Who would have thought Jackals could be cut - but then they're rather similar to dogs in some ways! The Common Jackal (Canis aureus aureus), also known as the Persian or Turkestan Jackal is a subspecies of golden jackal native to Middle Asia, Afghanistan, northwestern India, Iran, Iraq, the Arabian Peninsula, and Pakistan. It is a large subspecies with soft, pale fur with predominantly sandy tones. The general colour of the outer fur is usually black and white, while the underfur varies from pale brown to pale slate-grey. Occasionally, the nape and shoulders are of a buff colour. The ears and front legs are buff, sometimes tan, wh