The Lovely Caracal by lucindawind

Photography • Animals • posted on Aug 13, 2009

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Description

I love watching these guys The caracal is a fiercely territorial medium-sized cat ranging over the Middle East and Africa. The word caracal comes from the Turkish word "karakulak", meaning "black ear". Although it has traditionally had the alternative names Persian Lynx, Egyptian Lynx and African Lynx, it is no longer considered to be an actual lynx. Instead, it is now believed to be closely related to the African golden cat and the Serval . Its ears, which it uses to locate prey, are controlled by 20 different muscles. The caracal is classified as a small cat, yet is amongst the heaviest of all small cats, as well as the quickest, being nearly as fast as the serval.

Comments (33)

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lior

9:45AM | Thu, 13 August 2009

So stunning composition & capture!

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ginb

9:46AM | Thu, 13 August 2009

Beautiful capture thank you

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DAVER2112

9:46AM | Thu, 13 August 2009

Wow!Beautiful cat and image! :)

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KarmaSong

9:54AM | Thu, 13 August 2009

An impressive and most gorgeous photograph of this big cat!

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tennesseecowgirl

10:08AM | Thu, 13 August 2009

This is a beautiful capture.

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X-PaX

10:11AM | Thu, 13 August 2009

Excellent capture. You make very nice shots with your new lens.

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cheekyelf

10:31AM | Thu, 13 August 2009

Beautifully captured.

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MrsRatbag

10:33AM | Thu, 13 August 2009

I've always loved these cats; wonderful shot, look at those paws!

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Sea_Dog

10:35AM | Thu, 13 August 2009

A beautiful animal. You capture is superb. well done.

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Mousson

10:39AM | Thu, 13 August 2009

Beautiful capture!!!

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frieder

10:53AM | Thu, 13 August 2009

Fantastic shot! Perfect dof and pose!

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emmecielle

10:54AM | Thu, 13 August 2009

Excellent shot! :)

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Meisiekind

10:57AM | Thu, 13 August 2009

Oh he is gorgeous! They are very shy and I have only ever seen two in the wild, Great capture of this wonderful creature Lu! :)

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sandra46

11:18AM | Thu, 13 August 2009

super gorgeous shot! and super fantastic caracal! never seen before, it's outstanding!

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traceyjane

11:34AM | Thu, 13 August 2009

very regal, reminds of the the Sphinx in Egypt

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BessieB

12:43PM | Thu, 13 August 2009

Such a beautiful cat, I agree with tracejane he look regal! Love your shot

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Franzjoseph

12:55PM | Thu, 13 August 2009

Simply superb

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jendellas

1:20PM | Thu, 13 August 2009

Beautiful cat, thanks for the info.

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flora-crassella

2:02PM | Thu, 13 August 2009

wonderful animal! Great shot!!!!!

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durleybeachbum

2:14PM | Thu, 13 August 2009

Super shot!

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orig_buggy

4:41PM | Thu, 13 August 2009

He's gorgeous and so like a house cat!!!

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Katraz

4:59PM | Thu, 13 August 2009

A very beautifull cat ,great picture.

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MagikUnicorn

5:06PM | Thu, 13 August 2009

B E A U T Y

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wysiwig

5:10PM | Thu, 13 August 2009

Wow, a cat with fins! Kind of like a '59 Impala. I love felines and you have beautifully captured this one.

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danapommet

8:28PM | Thu, 13 August 2009

Very beautiful cat and great capture with detail. Love the ears. Dana

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THROBBE

8:29PM | Thu, 13 August 2009

Beautiful capture for sure!!!

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magg_ca

9:51PM | Thu, 13 August 2009

Very nice capture

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flavia49

7:57AM | Fri, 14 August 2009

excellent capture!

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novelist

2:42PM | Sat, 15 August 2009

20 muscles in its ears? Nature never ceases to amaze me. Thanks for sharing that information. What a wonderful photo. I love the cat's regal pose. Excellent capture.

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