Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) movement during anthrax outbreaks in plains zebra (Equus quagga) and other herbivores

This video displays the movement patterns of several GPS-collared black-backed jackals (Canis mesomelas) in Etosha National Park, Namibia. The video spans March 2009 to February 2010 and, for each animal, GPS fixes are taken hourly or occasionally more often (every 20 minutes or every 10 minute for some animals for some intervals). Each animal is represented by a different color (legend key) video frame shows 1 day's worth of movement with the previous day's movement shown in a grayed out tone. The blue Ws indicate perennial waterholes. The dark gray area is the Etosha endorheic salt pan. The black lines indicate roads. Squares indicate plains zebra (Equus quagga) carcasses. Triangles indicate springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) carcasses. Diamonds indicate carcasses of other herbivore species. Carcass color coding indicates whether it tested positive (red) or negative (blue) for anthrax, or whether it was not tested (black).