According to National Geographic: The golden jackal, which lives in East Africa and Eurasia, is actually two distantly related species—and one of them is a new species of wolf, a new study says.

For 150 years, biologists took it for granted that golden jackals in Africa were, in fact, golden jackals -- closely related to other golden jackals originating from Eurasia. It made sense.

The African golden wolf has become the first new species of wolf discovered in 150 years, thanks to a new study conducted by researchers at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute.

Few people have ever seen the African golden cat. A new conservation program—and some pigs—could help it avoid getting killed in illegal snares. The least-known feline on the entire continent ...

But, in the case of the golden jackals found across parts of Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Europe, it turns out that appearances can be deceiving. Scientists said on Thursday a comprehensive ...