Caracal Adult Male Skull Replica

Description

Caracal adult male skull replica measures 5.5 x 3.7 x 5.5 inches. The Caracal caracal skull is a museum quality-polyurethane resin cast from California Academy of Sciences specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in USA.

The caracal is a fiercely territorial medium-sized cat. It has a few other names such as the Persian lynx, African lynx, or desert lynx. It lives across Africa, Central Asia, Southwest Asia, and India.

This slender cat has a robust build, a short face, long canine teeth, and long legs. The tan bushy tail reaches down to its hocks. They have pointed ears and white patches surround their eyes.

Being a strict carnivore that eats a wide variety of meat, small mammals and rodents make up at least 80 percent of their diet. It routinely catches mice, rats, hares, and rock hyraxes.

This agile feline is famous for leaping high into the air to knock down flying birds. It also targets small monkeys, lizards, snakes, and insects. When food sources get scarce near human settlements, it sometimes attacks small domestic livestock like sheep and poultry.

Scientific Classification

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Carnivora
• Suborder: Feliformia
• Family: Felidae
• Subfamily: Felinae
• Genus: Caracal
• Species: C. caracal
• Binomial name: Caracal caracal
• Conservation status: Least concern

Placing the caracal female skull replica next to the male caracal skull lets people see the size differences between the female and male. Grouping the serval female skull replica into the display helps set instant visual contrast again another midsize African cat. The African leopard male skull replica steals the show with its massive size.