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Caracal information!

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06-24-2019, 05:47 AM ( This post was last modified: 06-24-2019, 09:43 PM by animalfan6 )







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".       * image copyright original owner
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06-24-2019, 09:34 PM

you can share any other info here!
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08-06-2019, 12:10 PM

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Caracal with wildcat kill


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08-06-2019, 06:56 PM ( This post was last modified: 08-06-2019, 07:02 PM by GuateGojira )

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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Another photograph of the Caracal/Wildebeest saga at Rooiputs!


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Turkish caracal


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Young caracal...

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