The caracal is a medium-sized predatory cat with long black tufts on its ears. It lives in dry areas of Africa and Asia and can jump high for prey.
The caracal differs from the lynx by longer legs, tufts on the ears, and lack of spots in adults. It is important for nature because it controls the number of rodents and small animals.
Hunts from ambush and leaps high into the air for birds.
homogamy, reproduction always with fertilization, no alternation of generations
Worker
Hot summer almost without rain
birth time
ambush
breeding
Hot and almost no precipitation
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
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hot Africa south of the desert, many savannas and forests
Claws color
Birds
days
Warm summer
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
summer from pleasant to very hot
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
adult
Maturity
Carry-on luggage
About health
milk
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
rodents in general — rats, squirrels, ground squirrels
Repro interval
results
summer warm and almost no rain
land coast flooded by tides — salt marshes, littoral zone
aerial
summer warm, winter not very cold
Ear tufts count
Colors
Sex
very hot and almost no rain
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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rains are very rare, almost a desert
Trophic type
Filters
Hunts from ambush and leaps high into the air for birds.
summer very hot, dry, lots of grass
Warm or hot summer
Palearctic realm
Mediterranean forest
den
Upcoming birthdays
eggs, roe or offspring develop in a nest built on the ground or close to it
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
in a burrow
small antelopes
Height
Desert and dry shrubs
young are born live on land, not hatched from eggs or roe
4.8 to 6 kilograms, 0.8 – 1.4 meters
Very hot and almost dry
Age (juvenile)
Age (from birth to death)
Age (embryo)
most of Europe and Asia, various forests, steppes and tundra
Wanderers
Feeding occurs in open air space above ground or water.
world of Australasia
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
Lifespan average
in a terrestrial nest
live birth
beasts
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
birds
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
nest hidden in an underground burrow
hot, uneven rains, lots of grass and trees
Actively hunting and capturing live prey.
Pets
Ear tufts color
terrestrial shrubland
Hot steppe
Legs size
{name} jubilee
terrestrial shrub habitats — maquis, chaparral, bush
Claws count
cm
Old-timers
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Claws size
turns
Rascals
terrestrial forest
terrestrial grassland and steppe
terrestrial intertidal
Flooded grasslands
drink mother's milk in childhood
hot Africa south of the desert, many savannas and forests
Litter size
Tropical savanna
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
desert
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
°C
Not specified
Where are they found?
hares and rabbits
nest hidden in an underground burrow, only the mother provides parental care for the offspring
steppe
Summer almost without rain
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
Elders
Bro
Ear tufts size
normal sexual
Taxons
carnivore
almost no rain in summer, more precipitation in winter
if born as {name}
age
Predator remains still and concealed before launching a sudden attack.
birth date
Palearctic realm
rest
Fur color
Close
was
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
The basics
My weight?
summer is hot and almost no rain falls
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
primary food sources
after transformation until death
Potential Habitat
lots of grass, few trees, rains are rare
Very hot summer
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Mass
live hares and rabbits
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
Gestation
islands and part of Australia, many unusual animals and plants
land
summer very hot, above +25…+30 °C
{name} birthday
jumping
No results found
live birds
On the map
Pleasant summer
all life stages
Female ♀
dry and hot summer, warm and rainy winter
Cold and almost dry
world of Afrotropics
rodents
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
large mammals
birth year
lots of grass, few trees, rains occur
Shelter used specifically for reproduction or nesting.
Maturity
caring mother
terrestrial habitat, land surface outside water
sq mm
yr
comfortable summer, +20…+25 °C
protection from sun
How similar?
Male ♂
until the celebration
baby / chick
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
live mammals, mice, hares, deer and others
Very dry
Neither
from birth to adulthood
Young offspring still dependent on parental care.
What do they eat?
dry and cold almost all year round
Where do they live?
Immature individual that has not yet reached reproductive maturity.
forests on land — tropical, temperate, boreal
water often floods the land, lots of grass
rodents
world of Afrotropics
Temperate mixed forest
hares
Very hot and dry
Duration
This is me
Warm summer with almost no rain
most of Europe and Asia, various forests, steppes and tundra
Steppe
Gamers
How are they built?
Temperate steppe
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
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My age?
wk
My size?
very hot during the day, cold at night, almost no rain
terrestrial
Asexual
swap
active predation
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Where do they take shelter?
Denotes a grassland or steppe habitat preference.
inhabit and develop on land, outside water bodies
celebrated their {n} birthday
open grassy spaces — steppes, savannas, prairies
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
very hot and almost no precipitation
Hermaphrodite ⚥
embryo
summer warm, many oaks, birches, maples
Length
kg
very hot and dry, rare rains, cacti live
Observations
◉{N} more on tap