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The caracal (Caracal caracal) (/ ˈkærəkæl /) is a medium-sized wild cat native to Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and arid areas of Pakistan and northwestern India. It is characterised by a robust build, long legs, a short face, long tufted ears, relatively short tail, and long canine teeth.
The caracal is a medium-sized, slender member of the cat family found across Africa and Central and Southwestern Asia. These strongly built felines have tan to brick red coats, distinctive tufted ears and long legs, especially their hindquarters. They have relatively short, flat faces with dark markings above their eyes and cheeks.
Basic facts about Caracal: lifespan, distribution and habitat map, lifestyle and social behavior, mating habits, diet and nutrition, population size and status.
caracal, (Caracal caracal), short-tailed cat (family Felidae) found in hills, deserts, and plains of Africa, the Middle East, and central and southwestern Asia. The caracal is a sleek short-haired cat with a reddish brown coat and long tufts of black hairs on the tips of its pointed ears.
The caracal sports a short, dense hair coat, seen in colors of tawny-brown (most common), brick red, and (rarely) black. The most distinctive characteristic of the caracal is its ears. Each ear is topped with a long, black tuft of hair, which is approximately 1.5 inches (4 cm) long.
What is a caracal? This medium-size wildcat roams the savannas, deserts, and forests of much of Africa and parts of the Middle East. Its coat is typically a tawny or reddish gold with a white...
The Caracal (Caracal caracal) is a medium sized wild cat that is native to Africa, Central Asia, the Middle East, northwestern India and arid areas of Pakistan. Belonging to the family Felidae and the order Carnivora, there are three subspecies of caracal recognized.
With their sleek, streamlined body, short, reddish gold coat, and dramatic markings on the face, caracals are among the most beautiful of cats. Also called the desert lynx, medium-sized caracals have no spots or stripes and have longer legs and a slimmer body than a true lynx.
Caracals are carnivores that eat a variety of animals of many different sizes from birds to small antelopes. If a caracal catches an animal and doesn’t eat all of it, this cat will drag it into a tree and put it up in the branches to eat it later.
The caracal is a small, solitary, wildcat with reddish-tan fur, a white chin and underbelly and giant, black tufted ears. In fact, their name comes from the Turkish language: "karrah-kulak," meaning "black ears." The caracal is sometimes referred to as a "desert lynx" or "Persian lynx."