Until the range of the Cape Leopard expands into our area, the Caracal is the largest wild species of cat in the region. Records of these brick-red cats have been quite rare, and none have been recorded on the camera traps for the greater part of a year, that is until Philipp recorded this one sniffing one of the video camera traps on the Lulufontein Preserve, giving us a great up-close view of this beautiful animal
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