What affects us affects cats
Caracals (and rusty-spotted cats) are legal in California PROVIDED you have a permit under 14 CCR § 671. Importation, Transportation and Possession of Live Restricted Animals. You’ll find a document on permits at § 671.1. In summary, that is the answer to the question. You will have to apply for a permit for any …
This is a lovely picture of a cute caracal kitten taken by the staff at Exmoor Zoo (I believe). The face is quite fierce and the fur is fluffy and soft. The ears already have lynx tips. The long black fur at the tips of their ears are believed to help in communication but …
Two excellent photographs of two siblings of two different species of medium-sized wild cat: caracal and clouded leopard.
In captivity, caracals have lived to be sixteen years old. The reference for this information is (a) R.H.N. Smithers in The mammals of the Southern African subregion published by the University of Pretoria in 1983 and (b) C.T. Stuart and T.D. Stuart in Age determination and development of foetal and juvenile Felis caracal published …
Yes, caracals purr. The caracal possesses the usual range of feline sounds including meowing (more like a bird chirping when made by a caracal kitten), gurgling, hissing, growling, spitting, purring and a wah-wah-call. They also produce a harsh hissing bark when a strange animal comes within close range according to observations by C.T. Stuart …
It depends what you mean by ‘legal’. Obviously they are legal in an approved zoo but I’ll proceed on the basis that the question is asking if a person living in Texas can legally own and take charge of a caracal at their home. The answer, I believe, can be found in the Texas …
Caracals can be dangerous to people under certain circumstances because this wild cat species is considerably larger and stronger than a domestic cat.
Interesting photographs of a pet caracal snuggling up to a Maine Coon but what are the ethical issues behind this?
