📷 (c) Shaun Swanepoel, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY
📷 (c) Shaun Swanepoel, some rights reserved (CC BY)
📷 (c) Shaun Swanepoel, some rights reserved (CC BY)
IUCN: Least Concern
Caracal
Caracal caracal
KingdomAnimalia›PhylumChordata›ClassMammalia›OrderCarnivora›FamilyFelidae›GenusCaracal
About
The caracal is a sleek wild cat with long black ear tufts and powerful hind legs. It is famous for leaping high into the air to strike birds in flight, though it also hunts many ground animals. Adaptable and secretive, the caracal occupies dry habitats across Africa and parts of Asia.
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Savanna, scrub, dry woodland, semi-desert, and mountains
🍃Diet Carnivore — birds, rodents, hares, hyraxes, and small antelope
📏Size & Weight Body 60–105 cm; tail 20–34 cm
•weight 8–20 kg
⏳Lifespan 12 years wild; up to 19 in care
🗺Range Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and India
MammalFeline
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Savanna, scrub, dry woodland, semi-desert, and mountains
🍃Diet Carnivore — birds, rodents, hares, hyraxes, and small antelope
📏Size & Weight Body 60–105 cm; tail 20–34 cm
•weight 8–20 kg
⏳Lifespan 12 years wild; up to 19 in care
🗺Range Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and India
Photo Credits
#1(c) Shaun Swanepoel, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY
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