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untameable. It often breeds with the domestic cat, the litter frequently 
resembling it in colouring. It breeds twice a year, and has three or four young 
at a time. 
Description. —Larger than a domestic cat with long-haired ears and short 
tail. In colour it varies from sandy grey to brown ; dark rufescent back, lower 
parts much lighter. The limbs are sometimes transversely barred, sometimes 
not; the inside of the forearm usually has two broad dusky bands. The tail is 
ringed with black near the end, and the tip is black. In adult specimens there 
are seldom any markings on the body. 
Measurements .—Head and body, 22 ins.; tail, 10 to 11 ins.; height at 
shoulder, 16 ins.; weight, 14 lbs. 
THE CARACAL. 
Felis Caracal. Native names : Siyah-gosh, Hind. ; Tsogde, Thibet : Ech, 
Ladak. 
Habitat. —Thibet, the Punjab, Sind, U. P. Unknown in Bengal and the 
Eastern Himalayas. Little is known of its habits. It is said to prey on gazel¬ 
les, small deer, hares and birds. It is easily tamed, and can be trained to 
catch the animal on which it preys—a sport, favoured by certain Indian princes. 
