any color!
the Golden Jackal comes from the color of the fear on the Animal. :)
The jackal was strongly associated with cemeteries in ancient Egypt, since it was a scavenger which threatened to uncover human bodies and eat their flesh. The distinctive black color of Anubis "did not have to do with the jackal [per se] but with the color of rotting flesh and with the black soil of the Nile valley, symbolizing rebirth.
No normally no.
Usually ranges from pale gold to yellow with some silver textuers.
a jackal
Edward Fox played The Jackal
Brown, grey back and tail. Bottom of the tail is black. Sometimes a bit white on muzzle.
Brown, grey back and tail. Bottom of the tail is black. Sometimes a bit white on muzzle.
No
Anubis is frequently depicted with the head of a black jackal; as black represented the fertility of the Nile (resurrection).
It depends on what sort of jackal you are asking about.For example, the golden jackal is Canis aureus while the side-striped jackal is Canis adustus.