Caracal

Caracal
Caracal caracal / Caracal

Caracal

Habitat: Dry forests, savannahs, steppes and semi-deserts
Continent: Africa
Food: Small mammals, birds, but also small ungulates
Gestation/breeding period: 70 - 80 days
Mode of life: Solitary
Class: Mammals
Order: Carnivora

Key facts

~ 1 m
size

~ 18 kg
weight

~ 20 years
age

How endangered are Caracals?

by IUCN (Red List of Threatened Species)

Not evaluated
Data deficient
Least concern Least concern
Near threatened
Vulnerable
Endangered
Critically endangered
Extinct in the wild
Extinct

Did you know?

Dresden Zoo was the first zoo in the world to raise caracals in 1937.

Young Caracal