Caracal

Here are some photos of some prey:

steenbok
Steenbok
photo by Deeble
hyrax
Rock Hyrax
Photo by guppiecat
chukar
Chukar
Photo by jc/pics
guinea fowl
Guinea fowl
Photo by Mike LaB


 

Home ranges

Examples:

LocationHome Range
Cape Province2518.2 km² (female average)
65 km² (male)
Mountain Zebra National Park2415.2 km² (males average) – ranges overlap
5.5 km² (females average) – ranges overlap



Territorial marking

This is carried out in typical fashion with uncovered feces, urine spraying (rocks and bushes etc.) and raking the ground with the claws of their hind paws15.

Vocalisations

The usual range of sounds are produced including:

  • meowing
  • gurgling
  • hissing
  • growling
  • spitting
  • purring
  • wah-wah (used when two animals approach closely. Not known what it means but could be simple displacement activity – example in humans: biting nails or licking lips).

The ears

These are marked out from the ordinary by the outstanding ear tufts. Their function is said to be unknown although people have speculated. Are they a ‘decorative signalling structure’?26

The ear flaps are large, reminding me of the serval’s ears. These are effective
for listening to prey on the ground in the long grass.

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