The Caracal (Caracal caracal), also called Persian Lynx or African Lynx
because its called a caracal CAT.
Wildcats
Felis caracalThe correct scientific name is Caracal caracal (Schreber 1776). Synonyms are Felis caracal and Lynx caracal.The 8 subspecies (linked to location) are:Caracal caracal algiraCaracal caracal caracalCaracal caracal damarensisCaracal caracal limpopoensisCaracal caracal lucaniCaracal caracal nubicaCaracal caracal poecilotisCaracal caracal schmitzi
The lynx family of cats have long tufts of hair on their ears. The caracal (Caracal caracal) also has long ear tufts and is hence often called a lynx. However the short haired caracal is an African/Asian wild cat and is not related to the long haired lynx family of cats in Europe/North America.
A caracal is sometimes called a lynx, however caracals occur in Africa and Asia and they are not related to the lynx family of cats, which occur in America and Europe. The association probably originated because the caracal has long tufted ears like the cats in the lynx family.
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no there isn,t but there should be
The caracal is active during the night.
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FC Caracal was created in 1949.