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Where are caracal found?
Caracals are found in the grasslands of Africa and Asia. They are a lynx-like cat probably closely related to the domestic cat.
Where does a desert lynx live?
The caracal (Caracal caracal), also known as the desert lynx, is a wild cat widely distributed across Africa, Central Asia, and Southwest Asia.
A caracal is a type of what?
A caracal is a medium size cat that can be found in Western Asia, Southern Asia, and Africa. Caracals are also known as the Persian Lynx, Egyptian Lynx, and African Lynx, even though it isn't considered to be an actual lynx.
Desert lynx of Africa and south Asia?
Caracal.
What name is another name for the caracal?
The Caracal is also known as the desert lynx. It is a wild cat that is widely distributed across Africa, Central Asia and southwest Asia into India. The word Caracal is derived from the Turkish words "Kara Kulak", which means "black ear".
What is a caracal?
The caracal is a medium-sized cat with uniform pale reddish-brown fur, and no distinctive markings on its coat. A wildcat (Felis caracal syn. Lynx caracal) of Africa and southern Asia having short fawn-colored fur and long tufted ears.
Where does a caracal live?
they will live up to 30-40 years in the wild and 20-25 in captivity
What is the scientific name for a Caracal?
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
What is a caracal sometimes called?
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.
How do you pronounce caracal?
caracal
What is the community of a desert lynx?
The caracal(Caracal caracal), also known as the desert lynx, is a wild cat widely distributed across Africa, Central Asia, and Southwest Asia into India.They occupy a wide variety of habitats from semidesert to relatively open savanna and scrubland to moist woodland and thicket or evergreen and montane forest such as in the Western Cape of South Africa. They prefer drier woodland and savanna regions with lower rainfall and some cover. (Wikipedia)
What biosphere does a desert lynx live in?
The caracal(Caracal caracal), also known as the desert lynx, is a wild cat widely distributed across Africa, Central Asia, and Southwest Asia into India.They occupy a wide variety of habitats from semidesert to relatively open savanna and scrubland to moist woodland and thicket or evergreen and montane forest such as in the Western Cape of South Africa. They prefer drier woodland and savanna regions with lower rainfall and some cover. (Wikipedia)
