caracal

Houses 2 female caracal (probably sisters), named Mia and Lexi.

Houses 2 female caracal (probably sisters), named Mia and Lexi.

Houses 2 female caracal (probably sisters), named Mia and Lexi.

Caracal tunnel in the back left and picnic area on the right.

Caracal caracal.

Caracal caracal caracal (caracal ;-) ). The two caracal kittens with their parents.

Hard to get a good shot still of the caracal kittens because they are in a covered barn which is quite dark, not to mention their shy nature. Still, they are growing and getting more adventurous.

With my lens at full stretch and a high ISO I just about managed to get a reasonable image of the Caracal kittens at the very back of their enclosure.

I have spotted 4 caracals now at Hamerton so far. Enjoying the low afternoon sunshine in their barn.

Caracal caracal caracal. Southern caracal.

Caracal caracal caracal. Southern caracal.

Photographed during a 1-1 photographic workshop in 2017.

Photographed during a 1-1 photographic workshop in 2017.

Outside the feline and reptile house

Introduction I have created this thread for the purpose of learning more about the exotic cat species kept in our region: past, present and future. Past context includes people sharing historical information on exotic cats (such as data), posting news articles they’ve found from the past or...