Typically considered shy creatures, jackals are increasingly coming into contact with humans -- and sometimes biting them -- as their habitat shrinks - Copyright AFP ...

Lucknow: Eight villagers sustained injuries in an alleged attack by a jackal in Kuredhar village of Sultanpur district late on Saturday. The sudden attack forced villagers to remain awake throughout ...

Few in the Jahan family's remote Bangladeshi village had seen a jackal up close before the morning one stalked Musqan through the paddy fields, pounced on her, and maimed the four-year-old for life.

What made the attack on Musqan unusual was its timing -- she was bitten in the daytime, but golden jackals are a nocturnal species. Animal researcher Zoheb Mahmud of Independent University in Dhaka ...