Caracals, as pets, are illegal in New York state and New York City. I discuss the law below. New York state The following law applies if you are considering having a caracal as a pet and you live in New York State: New York Consolidated Laws, Environmental Conservation Law – ENV ยง 11-0512. Possession, …
Yes, caracals eat cat and this series of photographs by Simon Smith shows us the determined way that a caracal hunts an African wildcat in a tree. The African wildcat is more capable than a domestic cat but had little chance of escaping a caracal. The caracal climbs the tree and the African wild …
Wikipedia has got this wrong. At present, there is only one known species or type of caracal with the scientific name Caracal caracal. Wikipedia refers to a lengthy 2017 document which is online called: “A revised taxonomy of the Felidae: The final report of the Cat Classification Task Force of the IUCN Cat Specialist …
Caracal (Caracal caracal) The Caracal in appearance resembles the Lynx in having characteristic dark tufts on its large, pointed ears and is indeed often referred to as the African Lynx or Desert Lynx, however the caracal is not closely related to the true lynx species. Extending the visual comparison, the body of the caracal …
This page looks briefly at conservation and appearance. This is a part of the Pictures of cats.org website where I like to present the best of Flickr photographs in large format. Caracal caracal – brief description This cat is a medium sized (perhaps medium/small – 13-18 kg (28-40 lbs)) wild cat that lives mainly on …
The caracal is a medium sized wildcat weighing about 8-20 kgs. This cat gives the impression that it is powerful and “robust”1. The female is smaller and lighter than the male. Distinguishing features are the long black ear tufts growing from the tips of the tall, triangular shaped black-backed ears. The tufts are long …
Caracal The page is split into several sections for tech reasons with links to the next page. Introduction This is the cat that features in the well-known phrase, ‘to put the cat amongst the pigeons’. This harks back the era of Indian princes and maharajahs who, it is said, kept cheetahs and caracals as …
