What is Caracal?

Caracal is a "small cat" that lives in dry forests, savannah and bushes in Africa, in the Middle East and Southwest Asia, although the number in North Africa and Asia decreases. This small cat is also known as African Lynx or desert feature, although it is not certain whether the relationship to Lynx is true. In India and Iran, people tame this cat for hunting. In other places, Caracal is a pest because they feed on livestock and kill an animal as such. Caracal has a longer lifetime when it is held in captivity, living up to 17 years; For comparison, the cat in the wild has a lifetime of about 12 years.

heavy and fast, Caracal differs from Lynx in that Caracal has longer legs and a slimmer body. The cat measures 3 feet (about 0.91 meters) long and has a tail that is 1 foot (about 0.30 meters). Andospant has a short reddish -brown coat with a white belly, as well as a white chin and neck. On the face this cat has a black line thatIt passes from each of the eyes to the nose, with the eyes themselves with circular pupils instead of slits, which are usually found in many small cats. The most important feature of Caracal is long black hair that leans ears, which is actually a feature that indicates the connection between this cat and the feature.

Caracal is a night animal and hunting during the night. Macedures that eat birds and rodents, as well as any other animal it captures. Sharp claws and the ability to jump high make this cat agile, hunting, persecution and then capture their prey with one quick jump. In fact, this cat is so good in jumping that it is known for its ability to capture birds that fly low. Sometime after capturing the prey, the cat stores its catch in the tree.

Usually a lonely animal, the man untilna Caracal connects to join, but the woman raises the young alone. They give birth between one and six young people, with the average litter size. The woman will make a lair to hide her young in the burrow, slot or hollow tree. WhoThe kittens are born, their eyes are closed and opens them after ten days. Kittens are bright reddish -brown color and have black on the back of the ears; They rely on their mother until they are about a year they leave their home.