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Caracal information! - animalfan6 - 06-24-2019







caracals are Typically nocturnal, the caracal is highly secretive and difficult to observe. It is territorial, and lives mainly alone or in pairs. The caracal is a carnivore that typically preys upon small mammals, birds, and rodents. It can leap higher than 12 ft (3.7 m) and catch birds in midair. It stalks its prey until it is within 5 m (16 ft) of it, after which it runs it down, the prey being killed by a bite to the throat or to the back of the neck. Both sexes become sexually mature by the time they are one year old and breed throughout the year. Gestation lasts between two and three months, resulting in a litter of one to six kittens. Juveniles leave their mothers at the age of nine to ten months, though a few females stay back with their mothers. The average lifespan of captive caracals is nearly 16 years".  [attachment=2869]* image copyright original owner

RE: Caracal information! - animalfan6 - 06-24-2019

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RE: Caracal information! - Lycaon - 08-06-2019

Louise Victor‎

Caracal with wildcat kill


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RE: Caracal information! - GuateGojira - 08-06-2019

Size of the Caracal:

This list presents a compilation of tables and images about the size of this felid, and although is not exaustive, it present the best studies. Check them:
Estes, 1991:

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Foley et al., 2014:

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Hunter, 2005:

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Kingdom et al., 2013:

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Skinner & Chimimba, 2005:

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Sunquist & Sunquist, 2002:

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Nowell & Jackson, 1996:

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Pocock, 1939 (from India):

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Macdonald & Loveridge, 2010:

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RE: Caracal information! - Lycaon - 10-09-2019

Cassie Helen De Bruin‎

Another photograph of the Caracal/Wildebeest saga at Rooiputs!


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RE: Caracal information! - Lycaon - 10-09-2019

Yasin Ilemin

Turkish caracal


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RE: Caracal information! - Spalea - 12-04-2019

Young caracal...