what is a south african caracal?
What is a caracal? The caracal is a striking medium-sized, robustly built cat with long powerful legs, large paws, a short tail and ear tips with long hair tufts. In South Africa, the caracal is also known as a 'rooikat' or 'lynx.' And although many know them as 'lynx,' they are actually only distantly related to other true lynxes such as the Eurasian lynx, the Canadian lynx, the Iberian lynx, and the bobcat in the United States.