Caracal (Felis caracal)

One of the rarest species of cat family to be found in India. Ranthambhore is probably one of the best places to see it if you are lucky. Its about double the size of the jungle cat and can attack baby deer and anything small that moves. A tuft of hair on the tips of its ears makes it distinctive.

These days, due to the coronavirus Covid -19 epidemic, tourism is not only closed in the country but also in Ranthambore National Park, so rare species of wildlife have started appearing in Ranthambore Wildlife Sanctuary. Apart from Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan, tourism has also been banned on Sariska Tiger Reserve and Jhalana Leopard Safari.

Recently, a pair of Caracal Cat was captured in a photo trap camera on the outskirts of Ranthambore Talada Range. A medium-sized wild cat pair known as Caracal was spotted in the Talda range at 5.59 pm on Tuesday. It is of shy nature, nocturnal, elusive and barely visible cat family in the forest. In a rare scene, a pair of elusive Caracal was captured in a forest trap camera in Ranthambore Tiger reserve.

Caracal is a wild cat and is a rare species of the cat family. Caracal is rarely seen in the Forests of India, but a glimpse of this cat can sometimes be seen in the Ranthambore National Park Jungle Safari. Caracal is a medium-sized wild cat, native to Africa, Middle East, Central Asia and India, listed as a threatened species in the IUCN Red List.

Apart from tigers, Ranthambore National Park has a movement of wildlife including leopards, Jackal, Deer, wild boar, sloth bear etc. But due to the lockdown, human intervention has stopped here since then such wildlife have also been seen whose presence is considered very rare here.