狞猫 (Caracal caracal) 是一种小型野猫，生活在非洲和中东的莽原、沼泽、半沙漠、树林和灌木丛中。其毛皮呈棕褐色，腹部毛色较浅，身体粗壮，脚大，尾巴相对较短。狞猫有大而尖的耳朵，从耳朵尖端突出长长的黑色毛发，而且眼睛上方和嘴唇两侧有深色脸部斑纹。狞猫雄性比雌性略大，但外表很相似。雄性肩高 41 厘米至 53 厘米、头部加身体的长度为 75 厘米至 108 厘米、体重 7.2 公斤至 19 公斤。雌性肩高 39 厘米至 51 厘米、身长 71 厘米至 103 厘米、体重 7 公斤至 15.9 公斤。短尾巴长 18 厘米至 34 厘米。
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The word caracal is derived from the Turkish 'Kara-kulak' which means ‘black ear’.
The caracal can jump over 3m straight up into the air, often using this skill to catch airborne birds.
The caracal is able to take down prey 3 times their size.
Caracals are also known as ‘desert lynxes’ due to their lynx-like tufted ears and bobbed tail resembling lynx characteristics. Still, the lynx and caracal remain separate genera.
The caracal has been trained to assist humans with hunting, and has also been featured in sport hunting where watchers would place bets on how much prey the caracal could catch in a set period of time.
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