Caracal cat playing close-up!

this is a 4 year old Caracal named Sandy. she loves to play with feathers and anything else thats nearby! caracals are very curious an playful an will try playing with anything they can, so if you go up to one make sure you have your keys, necklaces or anything else dangling for them to see tied down lol. she also loves to give kisses but her tounge is rough like light sandpaper.

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[mamba701]

i have absolutely no issue with owning one as long as its cared for , the problem is their habitat is getting smaller and smaller and the more of these animals we take out of the wild the harder it is for them to grow as a species . taking into account human population trends things arent looking good for these animals...

[twyliteskyz]

thats a reasonable concern, but the animals you see now in private ownership and zoos were bred in captivity. many generations now.

[Henrika16]

All animals are unpredictable. Just a fun fact here, there are waaaay more "domestic" dog attacks aimed at humans then there are from captive wild cats. In fact there are so many dog attacks that most aren't even reported anymore, but when it's a "wild" cat, oh no! Let's ban them all!

[Spliff1230]

All animals were once wild, once exotic. Y is owning what we consider exotic now a problem but having a cat or dog isnt? U guyz sound stupid saying it isnt cool to have an exotic, dont buy one but probably have an siberian husky or akita? Once exotic

[imsyko227]

caracals in india were kept to catch birds because they could jump 10ft and catch them in mid flight so they would keep them in gardens. as well as ranchers would raise caracals as well because it wouldn't eat the livestock but once it knew a territory was his it would keep hyenas and jackals away in northern africa and yemen. so in a way caracals have become one of those breeds stuck in the transition between domestic and wild. we don't have them just to have "the coolest pet on the block"

[scupper79]

I own a serval and he is more than a pet to me, he is my boy, Basil.

He would have a caracal for an at home brother, but my breeder kept my $1500 and cut off all communication from us. $500 dep, later sent the $1000. I simply tried to get the $1000 back to invest into a more respectable breeder.

That was the lesson that taught me to never pre-pay.

My serval is 7 yrs, take a look at the videos and decide yourself if they can be good loving pets.

Don't just cage one. AWFUL.

[Unitedusa2010]

Beautiful animal.

[crystaliss]

So long as the exotic animal is well cared for, with the suitable diet, exercise, and outdoor habitat, there is absolutely nothing wrong with keeping it as a pet.

The trouble comes when people without knowledge of the creature takes one as a pet. But this is the same as it would be for a dog, turtle, fish etc. Bad owners should never care for animals.

[veridia]

Even the domesticated cats have their instincts. They practice hunting all the time. Mine likes to hide in the shadows and leap at you in surprise.

If you study cat body language, the domestic cat and the african wildcats are very similar.

[veridia]

I love those ears

[ohnahidontknowaboutu]

nice cat

[Fleefles]

So do you think dogs (wolves) should have never been tamed?

Heck, "pet" dogs maim and kill more people than captive bred "wild" animals. Even our pets have their wild instincts. Go try petting a feral kitty cat. :3