caracal
(also known as ‘desert lynx’, ‘Persian lynx’ and ‘African lynx’, distantly belongs to ‘lynx’ family, but more closely related to the common domestic ‘cat’ family — for the right pronunciation, please click here & please click here)
a carcal
a kind of animal – mammal – a medium-sized wild cat; a slim body with long legs, about 3 feet in length, 2 – 2½ feet tall, weighs 13-18 Kg.; long pointed ears with tufts of black hair; reddish-brown fur (coat); feeds (eats) on rodents (rat family), hares small antelope and birds; lives up to 12 years in the wild; found in central and south Africa, Arabian Peninsula and the other parts of Asia,
a caracal’s ear tufts
female ~~ female
baby ~~ kitten
group ~~ —
voice (call) ~~ purr, hiss
home ~~ den (burrows of other animals, and gaps in the huge rocks, to give birth to kitten)
a pet caracal
Caracals are now kept as pets.
In olden days they were tamed and trained to be used in hunting, especially in countries like Iran and India.
‘Caracal’ in Turkish language means “black ear”.
Caracals are known to live without drinking water for long periods.
They are considered the fastest of all cats of their size.
They can catch a bird just after take-off, jumping in the air up to five feet.
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