CARACAL

kărˈəkəl or Persian lynx, mammal of the family Felidae (cat family), native to Asia and Africa. It is reddish brown with black-tufted ears. Its total length is about 3 1 / 4 ft (105 cm). It preys on small deer, hares, birds, and other animals. Active mainly at twilight, it will hunt during the night in hot weather. In some regions it is trained to catch such game for humans. Caracals are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Carnivora, family Felidae.

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books on: Caracal  - 44 results

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International Wildlife Encyclopedia - Vol. 3
Book by Maurice Burton, Robert Burton; Marshall Cavendish, 2002
Subjects: Zoology--Dictionaries
CARACAL ALSO KNOWN AS desert lynx, the caracal is regarded bv most zoologists as a close relative of the serval...this vicw has subsequently been discredited. In captivity the caracal has the catlike habit of rubbing itself against the bars of...
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Wild Animals in and out of the Zoo
Book by William M. Mann; Smithsonian Institution, 1930
Subjects: Animal Behavior
...Yaguarundi cat 5 3 1 ailurin planiceps Fire cat 4 1 Lynx baileyi Baileys lynx * 1 3 7 canadensis Canada lynx 11 4 6 caracal Caracal 5 4 1 caracal nubicus East African caracal 7 2 fasciatus Banded lynx 5 19 rufus Bay lynx 15 10 1 rufus californicus California...
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A History of the Animal World in the Ancient near East
Book by Billie Jean Collins; Brill, 2002
Subjects: Animals In Art, Animals In Literature, Animals--Religious Aspects, Human-Animal Relationships--Middle East
...60 64 and pl. XXIII) 17. Serval Felis ,laval (Nlalek 1993: fig. 13; Pinch 1993: pls. 43-45) 18. Caracal Caracal caracal (Boessneck 1988: fig. 35; Osborn and OsbornovA 1998: figs. 7-191, 7-193.) .) 19. Golden Jackal...
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Atlas of the World's Deserts
Book by Nathaniel Harris; Fitzroy Dearborn, 2003
Subjects: Deserts--Maps
...preys on rodents, lizards, and large insects. The caracal (Felis caracal) has a similar distribution but is much larger...desert lynx. With its slim, long-legged build, the caracal runs down hares, rabbits, large rodents, and small...
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A Companion to Latin Studies
Book by John Edwin Sandys; Cambridge University Press, 1913
Subjects: Art--Rome, Latin Literature--History And Criticism, Latin Philology, Rome--Antiquities, Rome--Description And Travel
...lynx also found in Africa , F. pardina , a small reddish kind, which hunts hares according to Timotheus ; 3 the caracal, F. caracal , a native of Africa and S. W. Asia; 4 the Egyptian wild-cat, F. chaus also found in S. W. Asia ; and...
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journal articles on: Caracal  - 6 results

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Evolution of the Male-determining Gene Sry within the Cat Family Felidae
Journal article by V. King, P. N. Goodfellow, A. J. Pearks Wilkerson, W. E. Johnson; Genetics, Vol. 175, 2007
Subjects: Amino acids, Cats, DNA, Evolution, Gene amplification, Genetics, Sex-Determining Region Y Protein
...0 (Figure 2A). The node for the inclusion of Caracal serval within the caracal lineage was not recovered and the bay cat lineage...as described above. The bay cat lineage and caracal lineage were not fully resolved. Testing for selection...
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Ethoseq: a Tool for Phylogenetic Analysis and Data Mining in Behavioral Sequences
Journal article by Hilton F. Japyassú, Carlos C. Alberts, Patrícia Izar, Takechi Sato; Behavior Research Methods, Vol. 38, 2006
Subjects: Animal behavior, Data mining, Evolution, Matrix, Studies
...catus); the Bengal cat (Felis bengalensis); the caracal lynx (Felis caracal); the serval (Felis serval); Geoffroys cat...PLC ZPO occurred in only one of the species (the caracal lynx). Sequences such as these, which occur in...
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Himba Animal Classification and the Strange Case of the Hyena
Journal article by D.P. Crandall; Africa, Vol. 72, 2002
Subjects: Folk literature, African--Analysis, Hermaphroditism--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Hermaphroditism--Social aspects, Hyenas--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Hyenas--Social aspects
...bone breakers include the leopard, the African wildcat, the caracal, and the cheetah. Himba list other similarities such as bone...as related to canines as to felines. FIGURE 5 OMITTED The caracal is sometimes included with the jackal and bat-eared fox...
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International Nursing Department: an Up Close and Personal Look at Saudi Arabia (Jeddah and Riyadh): History, Culture, and Health Care
Journal article by Geraldine Brown; ABNF Journal, Vol. 16, 2005
...experience. This desert is home to a diversity of wildlife, including the Arabian wolf, Cape hare, and sand cat, red fox, caracal (desert lynx) and the spiny tailed lizard. There are 37 known species of plants, but only 20 of which have been found...
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Neogene Structures Overprinting Palaeozoic Thrust Systems in the Andean Precordillera at 30°s Latitude
Journal article by J. Alvarez-Marron, R. Rodriguez-Fernandez, N. Heredia, P. Busquets; Journal of the Geological Society, Vol. 163, 2006
Subjects: Basins, Geology, Plate tectonics, Rocks, Sediments
...structure with Miocene to Pliocene sedimentation synchronous with fault activity (Figs 5c and 6). Structures in the Tranca and Caracal basins. The narrow intramontane Tranca and Caracol basins, south of the Jachal River include Neogene sedimentary sequences...
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magazine articles on: Caracal  - 10 results

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Sleek Hunters of the Felid Kind
Magazine article; International Wildlife, Vol. 25, November 1995
Subjects: Cats--Illustrations, photographs, etc., Felidae--Illustrations, photographs, etc.
...small birds, shrews, gerbils and mice. CARACAL Dry woodland, savannah, steppe and mountain...through eastern India mark the home of the caracal. The blue eyes of this kitten, in a...who would wager on how many pigeons a caracal, released into a flock, could kill before...
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Lions of Nakuru, Kenya with a Bit about the Area's Birds
Magazine article by Derek Slattery; PSA Journal, Vol. 72, August 2006
Subjects: East Africa--Natural history, Nakuru, Kenya--Natural history, National parks and reserves--Natural history, National parks--Natural history, Wildlife cinematography--Evaluation
...Aacinonychinae rare), African Wild Cat (Felis sylvestris libyca rare), Serval (Fells Leptailierus rare), Caracal (Fells lynx caracal rare). Lions are very social animals that live in prides of up to thirty, however, they can and do survive...
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Far from the Forests of the Night
Magazine article by Josie Glausiusz; Natural History, Vol. 117, February 2008
Subjects: Animal shelters, Endangered & extinct species, Genetic disorders, Zoos
...neglected, and confiscated big cats, including a blind African caracal lynx, a black leopard that was nearly euthanized by a private...advertisement, from a breeder in Oregon, offers a "Barbary lion and caracal kittens;" a third, in California, is selling a "rare Asian...
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Endangered Wildlife
Magazine article by Frank Gardner; The Middle East, March 1998
Subjects: Centre
...between Sharjah and the Gulf of Oman, rare creatures like the Caracal Lynx are pacing their cages. The location is symptomatic of...cheetah was shot in Yemen. Managing big cat predators like Caracal lynx and leopards is a delicate and often frustrating task...
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CATTLE AND CARNIVORES - in a Remote Part of India Called Kutch, Vegetarian Herdsmen Provide the Key to Survival for a Broad Array of Meat Eaters
Magazine article by Yadvendradev V. Jhala; National Wildlife, April 2002
Subjects: Carnivora--Behavior, Cattle--Losses, Hyenas--Behavior, India--Natural history, Predatory animals--India, Wolves--Behavior
...alone, hunting birds and mammals. Partridge, quail, peafowl and hare form the major diet of the caracal and jungle cat. Although the caracal has been reported to attack and kill gazelle and small livestock such as sheep and goats, these are...
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newspaper articles on: Caracal  - 24 results

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Fascination for Felines
Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), October 12, 2005
...Her favourite species of cat is the caracal, also known as the desert lynx. The largest of Africas small cats the caracal is notoriously fierce and will kill...species of cat often get overlooked. The caracal is a personal favourite as it is beautiful...
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Girl Who Sold Her Virginity to a Total Stranger on the Net for [Pounds Sterling
Newspaper article; May 20, 2009
...family, and I didnt ask him. Miss Percea left her home town of Caracal, Romania, in January to find work in Germany, but lost her...so I hope he stays in touch. Miss Percea will move back to Caracal to live with her mother, stepfather, sister and two brothers...
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Girl Who Sold Her Virginity to a Total Stranger on the Net for [Pounds Sterling
Newspaper article; May 20, 2009
...family, and I didnt ask him. Miss Percea left her home town of Caracal, Romania, in January to find work in Germany, but lost her...so I hope he stays in touch. Miss Percea will move back to Caracal to live with her mother, stepfather, sister and two brothers...
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Rise of the Supermoggie
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), September 21, 2009
...And breeders are planning to import the caracat - a 30lb descendant of the caracal, a lynx-like wildcat found in the Middle East and Africa. First generation...sake of the cat and the child as well. Life - Page 20 Wild ancestor: A caracal
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I Auctioned My Virginity to a Total Stranger on the Net for [Pounds Sterling
Newspaper article; May 20, 2009
...family, and I didnt ask him. Miss Percea left her home town of Caracal, Romania, in January to find work in Germany, but lost her...so I hope he stays in touch. Miss Percea will move back to Caracal to live with her mother, stepfather, sister and two brothers...
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encyclopedia articles on: Caracal  - 3 results

 
 
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Caracal
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CARACAL kar k l or Persian lynx, mammal of the family Felidae (cat family), native to Asia and Africa. It is reddish brown with black...
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Lynx
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...as far E as Indochina. It lives in a variety of habitats, especially open woodlands and scrub. The caracal , or African lynx, F. caracal, is found in dry country in Africa and W Asia. Lynxes are classified in the phylum Chordata , subphylum...
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Persian Lynx
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PERSIAN LYNX see caracal . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.


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