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Predators
Caracal
Caracal · Caracal caracal
Caracals are supple hunters with distinctive ear tufts that roam mainly at dawn and dusk through bushland and savannah.
Fact file
- Size
- Weigh between 12 and 19 kg, shoulder height about 45 cm, length up to 105 cm without the tail
- Males and females
- Males are slightly larger and more powerfully built than females
- Sounds
- Soft meowing, hissing and occasionally a rasping bark
- Diet
- Feeds mainly on small mammals, birds and reptiles
- Offspring
- Usually two to three young per litter, born after a gestation period of about 78 to 81 days
How to identify Caracal
Caracals are medium-sized wild cats with reddish-golden to sandy-coloured fur. Particularly striking are the long black hair tufts on the tips of their ears, which make every individual unmistakable. Their face is patterned in black and white with distinctive dark stripes running from the eyes to the nostrils.
With a shoulder height of about 45 cm and a weight between 12 and 19 kg, caracals look athletic and supple. Their muscular legs and relatively short tail emphasise their agile silhouette. In the sun, the dense coat often shimmers reddish, while in the shade it appears duller.
More in the app
With Wildful Stories+ you also get in the app:
- general viewing tips
- 3 places where you can see Caracal
Where Caracal live
Namibia
- Kwando Core Area
- Brandberg
- Buffalo Core Area
- Bwabwata Nationalpark
- Dolomite & Olifantsrus
- Erongo Gebirge
- Halali
- Hoanib
- Kalahari
- Mahango Core Area
- Mudumu Nationalpark
- Namib-Naukluft Nationalpark
- NamibRand Nature Reserve
- Namutoni
- Nkasa Rupara National Park
- Okaukuejo
- Palmwag
- Rundu
- Sossusvlei
- Spitzkoppe
- Twyfelfontein
- Waterberg Plateau
South Africa
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