SASSY
Female Caracal
DOB 12/6/94
Sassy and Rusty share a large cat-a-tat and can usually be found napping nestled together. Rusty tends to overgroom Sassy, so she ends up looking like she’s wearing a band of short fur around her neck.
Though Sassy is the smaller one of the two, she certainly calls the shots at feeding time. Despite living among cat-a-tats of lions, tigers, and leopards, the feeders always make sure Sassy is fed first or she will cause quite a ruckus.
The saying, “the squeaky wheel gets the grease”
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Caracal
Common Name: Caracal
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrata)
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Felinae (Caracal)
Species: caracal
Misc: The name Caracal is derived from a Turkish word "karakulak" meaning "black ear." The Caracal was once tamed and trained for bird hunting in Iran and India. They were put into arenas containing a flock of pigeons, and wagers were made as to how many the cat would take down. This is the origination of the expression "to put a cat amongst the pigeons." The Caracal Read More
RUSTY
Male Caracal
DOB 3/28/97
Rusty has some of the most beautiful features you will find in a caracal.
Having been around humans all of his life, he is extremely interested in what the volunteers who clean his enclosure are up to every day.
Even when he is enjoying a delightful catnap, he insists on jumping up and following the volunteers around his cat-a-tat, all the while marking his palm fronds and rubbing his cheeks against the wire.
He is in constant motion while he enjoys his “human enrichment.”
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ROSE
Female Caracal
DOB 3/28/97
Rose is such a friendly caracal that she was featured in Jack Hanna’s show “Wild Adventures” for a demonstration of photo tour techniques.
Guests love looking at the characteristic black tufted ears of this little caracal.
Rose, like many other wild cats that were raised to become pets, did not learn proper grooming techniques from her mother when she was young. This explains the matted sections of fur she so often has on her coat.
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Jade the leopard gets weighed before seeing the vet
Volunteers left Jade Leopard into the van where Jamie and Dr Justin will drive her in to Ehrlich Animal Hospital
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