Jackal coursing

[3] Indian jackals were not hunted often in this manner, as they were slower than foxes and could scarcely outrun greyhounds after 200 yards.

[4] According to Thomas C. Jerdon, although jackals are easily pulled down by greyhounds and give an excellent run with foxhounds, they are nonetheless cunning animals which will sham death when caught, and will ferociously protect their packmates.

Reginald Innes Pocock speculated that this was due to Ceylonese dogs being closely related to the local jackals, and would thus not attack their own kind.

[7] In South Africa, black-backed jackal coursing was first introduced to the Cape Colony in the 1820s by Lord Charles Somerset who, as well as being an avid fox hunter, sought a more effective method of managing jackal populations, as shooting proved ineffective.

[8] Coursing jackals also became a popular pastime in the Boer Republics,[3] particularly in Orange Free State, where it was standard practise to flush them from their dens with terriers and send greyhounds in pursuit.