Neil Aldridge / Caracal (Caracal caracal) Kariega Game Reserve, South Africa.

Anup Shah / Caracal (Caracal caracal) six month kitten carrying an African hare that its mother has killed for it, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, August

Alain Dragesco-Joffe / Caracal (Felis caracal) adult male in its den, Air Mountains, Sahara, Niger.

Richard Du Toit / Caracal (Felis caracal) Garden Route National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa;

Lisa Hoffner / Caracal (Caracal caracal) two orphan juveniles resting, Kenya.

Lisa Hoffner / Caracal (Caracal caracal) female grooming cub, Kenya.

Terry Whittaker / African golden cat (Caracal aurata) female, captive, occurs in W and Central Africa.

Terry Whittaker / African golden cat (Caracal aurata) female, captive, occurs in West and Central Africa.

Emanuele Biggi / Caracal (Caracal caracal), Namibia, captive.

Emanuele Biggi / Caracal (Caracal caracal) in sunrise light, Namibia. Captive rescued individual

Nick Garbutt / Caracal (Caracal caracal) male runing composite, chasing an Egyptian mongoose through long grass. Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area, Tanzania.

Richard Du Toit / Caracal (Felis caracal) on road in fynbos, Garden Route National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa.