caracals Cats, also called steppe or desert lynx, except for the Sahara, live in Africa, and in south-western Asia.Despite the name, this predator to the lynx has nothing to do, there is a certain similarity in appearance.In some parts of the animals so much that the locals consume them as pests attacking domestic animals, but still in Asia and North Africa caracals rare.
Earlier cats coexisted in the same territory with the cheetahs, but now prefer to stay closer to the Serval.They live in bushes, forests, rocky terrain, plains.Ideally suited for their habitat forest edge, turning into the plain.The area also affects the color of the animal's fur, so there are cats caracals brown, yellow, red.The belly is lighter back on it there are numerous spots.The muzzle is remarkable dark markings around the eyes, the ears are large and end in long black tassels.The senior representative of the cat, so they are longer.
Females weigh up to 13 kg, males - about 20 kg, body length - from 60 cm to 90 cm, the tail is about 30 cm. These dimensions speak for themselves and give an idea of how big cat caracal.Photos animal is significantly different from the usual image of a domestic cat, it is a typical representative of predators.Its powerful hind legs allow you to jump up to 5 meters in length, and start from the ground and fly up up, so that the animal is able to catch the bird is already taking off.
Steppe lynx prefer to live alone, the only exception is during the mating season.If the way males can still be crossed, the female on its territory no one will suffer, they take possession from 4 to 60 km in Africa, and Asian representatives so do take up 300 square kilometers.Cats caracals prefer to mate when they are not threatened by hunger.Females make themselves known via the urine with pheromones and a kind of cough that signals the call marriage.Kittens emerge in the period from October to February, but it all depends on the characteristics of the habitats.
Cat protects their offspring up to 4 months, feeding babies, drag them from place to place.Fully independent kittens are six months.Animals are mainly nocturnal, but sometimes they can be seen during the day.Cats caracals have perfect hearing, which helps them track down the victims, the vision is used for precise guidance to the object of attack.Predators feed on a diet of animal origin: birds, small monkeys, rodents, antelopes, hares, hyraxes, reptiles.They can not just kill an animal superior to their weight, but also ward off other hunters from their prey.
Sometimes as a pet may be contained caracal cat.The price for a rather big, and feed the predator can not everyone, so steppe lynx can be seen only from rich people.The animal is endowed with advanced intelligence, so it can be a lot to learn and tame, but we should not forget about its origin and innate instincts.Not well-behaved pet may pose a danger even for the host.
