Biiiiiiiiig little cat. It's a Caracal Cat

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Caracal ear flicks..

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1. Caracal From Wikipedia,

Caracal

This article is about the wild feline species. For other uses, see Caracal (disambiguation).



Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Felidae
Subfamily: Felinae
Genus: Caracal
Species: C. caracal
Binomial name
Caracal caracal
(Schreber, 1776)
Subspecies




The caracal (Caracal caracal) /ˈkærəkæl/ is a medium-sized wild cat native to Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and arid areas of Pakistan and northwestern India. It is characterised by a robust build, long legs, a short face, long tufted ears, and long canine teeth. Its coat is uniformly reddish tan or sandy, while the ventral parts are lighter with small reddish markings. It reaches 40–50 cm (16–20 in) at the shoulder and weighs 8–19 kg (18–42 lb). It was first scientifically described by German naturalist Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber in 1776. Three subspecies are recognised.

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 4 metres (12 ft) 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 and kills its prey with 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.

Caracals were tamed and used for coursing in India, Persia and Egypt.[3][4]

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11. video ///// Stewie The Caracal Thinks I'm His Mother

[Bayard]

2. That is mesmerizing.....

[littlemissmartypants]

3. Thank you. ❤

[Hugh_Lebowski]

4. That just totally gave me acid flashbacks

So thanks for that

[burrowowl]

5. K&R for the ear manoervers!

[Trueblue1968]

6. you are welcome animal lovers. i appreciate beauty and appreciate this

lovely and unique feline. yeah i know..... you guys won't let me keep one as a pet!!!

we have 5 cats, all are rescue cats. my hubby cared for his feral cats for about 15 years and
3 of our cats were kittens from his colony. i am just an animal lover and a crazy cat lady.

[Fla Dem]

8. It's as if she knows she has magnificent ears and she's just a showing them off.

Lovely cat!!

[packman]

9. Nice

[rurallib]

10. earobics

[LuckyCharms]

12. Wow. Gorgeous cat! n/t