獰貓 (Caracal caracal) 是一種小型野貓，生活在非洲和中東的莽原、沼澤、半沙漠、樹林和灌木叢中。其毛皮呈棕褐色，腹部毛色較淺，身體粗壯，腳大，尾巴相對較短。獰貓有大而尖的耳朵，從耳朵尖端突出長長的黑色毛髮，而且眼睛上方和嘴唇兩側有深色臉部斑紋。獰貓雄性比雌性略大，但外表很相似。雄性肩高 41 公分至 53 公分、頭部加身體的長度為 75 公分至 108 公分、體重 7.2 公斤至 19 公斤。雌性肩高 39 公分至 51 公分、身長 71 公分至 103 公分、體重 7 公斤至 15.9 公斤。短尾巴長 18 公分至 34 公分。
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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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