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CARACAL. 
Fells Caracal. F. cauda subahhreiiata, et omni corpore unicolorc 
ex fuscescenfe hrunneo, auricuUs cxtus nigris, apice barbatis. 
Lin. Syst. Nat. Gmel. p. 82. 
Reddish -brown shortish- tailed C. with the ears externally black, 
and tipped with long black hairs. 
Siyah Gush. Charleton, ex. 21, 
Le Caracal. Buf.g.p. 262.pl. 24. 
Persian Lynx. Pennant Quadr. i. j?. 305. 
The Caracal or Persian Lynx is a native both 
of Asia and Africa; and it is said that in some 
parts of Persia it is tamed and made use of in the 
chase. It is an animal of great strength and 
fierceness: Dr. Charleton mentions one which 
killed a hound and tore it in pieces in an instant, 
notwithstanding the vigorous defence made by 
the Dog. It is used not only in the chase of the 
smaller quadrupeds, but of the larger kinds of 
birds, such as herons, cranes, pelicans, &c. which 
it>fs said to surprise with great address. When it 
has seized its prey, it lies motionless for some 
time upon it ; holding it in its mouth. The Ca- 
racal is about the size of a Fox, but of a much 
stronger make : its colour is a pale reddish-brown ; 
whitish beneath : the head is small, the face long- 
ish, the ears sharp and slender, of a blackish co- 
lour, and terminated by a tuft or pencil of long 
black hairs. 
In Barbary the Caracal is said to be of a paler 
colour, or less red than in India; and, according 
to an observation communicated by Mr. Bruce to 
