CARACAL is a CAT-JUMPER, a Bird Hunter! Caracal vs Jackals and Birds

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CARACAL is a CAT-JUMPER, a Bird Hunter! Caracal vs Jackals and Birds

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CARACAL is a Jumping CAT, a Bird Hunter! Caracal vs Jackals and Birds
What does a beast need for a successful hunt? Sharp claws and teeth, as well as no less acute hearing, long legs, allowing not only to jump high, but also to catch up with the target in a matter of seconds, developed reflexes and the maximum level of stealth - all this is in the arsenal of the hero of today's video. Today we will meet a pretty, but very dangerous predator - the caracal. Let's start.
The caracal is a carnivorous representative of the cat family, which for a long time was attributed to lynxes because of his external resemblance to them, but some features of genetics made it possible to bring this cat into a separate genus. By the way, the second name of the caracal is «steppe lynx». First of all, the caracal differs from the lynx in its more modest size. The body length of a cat ranges from 65-82 centimeters, and his weight rarely exceeds 20 kilograms. Also, the caracal has a short thick fur with a monotonous color. At the same time, the ears and tassels on them are black.
Earlier, the inhabitants of India used this animal for hunting. Nine subspecies of this animal exist, and some of them are close to extinction. You can meet caracal in the deserts and savannas of Africa, in Central Asia and the Middle East. Also, these cats live in the CIS countries, including in Russia on the territory of Dagestan. However, their number there does not exceed 100 individuals. These animals use old fox holes, rock crevices and other places that can hide them from prying eyes as a den. Long hind legs allow the caracal to jump up to 4 and a half meters in length and up to 3 meters in height. And he has such an amazing developed hearing that even the faintest crunch of vegetation will not slip past him, because his ear canals are much longer than that of a dog or a person, and each ear is controlled by twenty separate muscles. Steppe lynx.
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