THE SCIENTIFIC NAME IS CARACAL CARACAL.

LOCATION

SIZE

• The caracal is two feet and four inches long.
• Their tails are thirty-one centimeters in length.
• Most males are heavier than females do to their larger bodies.

WEIGHT

• The males usually weigh thirty-six pounds but females on the other hand weigh twenty- eight pounds.

DIET

• They eat small animals such as rodents birds and rabbits.
• They also eat medium size animals such as antalopes,gazelles,
• And ostriches.
• Their biggest prey is grazing livestock.

PREDATORS

• They are hunted by humans,hyenas,and lions.
• Since their biggest prey is live stock they usually get hunted by people in the countryside.

INTERESTING FACTS

• Their average litter size is three kittens.
• Caracals are sometimes called desert lynxes even though they have no lynx features at all.
• Their tassels on their ears can grow to be three inches long.
• Caracals are nocturnal meaning they sleep during the day and hunt at night.
• They can run up to fifty miles per hour at their fastest sprint.
• They can jump over six feet into the air.

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