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Fri, 13/10/2006 - 4:30am
 
Hi Guys Just a quick question as Fani made me think earlier! The Cat known as a Lynx does it also share the names Puma and Caracal (spelling?) Just i have often called it either a Caracal or Lynx! Can you put my mind at rest please
Sun, 15/10/2006 - 11:11pm
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The Caracal and Serval were both recently (in the 1990's) re-classified to separate them from the true cats. Both species used to be classed in the true cat Genus of Felis with the specific names of WildlifeCampus __________________
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Fri, 13/10/2006 - 5:07am
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I can see the similiarity in the Serval and Caracal!
Fri, 13/10/2006 - 4:59am
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 I found those on web The Caracal (Caracal caracal) resembles a lynx and for a long time it was considered a close relative of the lynxes. Recent DNA research, however, has shown that the Caracal is not a close relative of lynxes at all, but is instead related to the Serval. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracal Also Caracal is a Turkish word meaning "black-eared" Sometimes this animal is called a desert lynx or an African lynx (lynx is a Greek word !!!) SWAHILI NAME FOR CARACAL: Simbamangu __________________
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Fri, 13/10/2006 - 4:54am
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 Hi Natascha, Lynx, Caracal and Puma are different species. They all belong to the same family (Felidae) and the same subfamily (Felinae) but not the same genus. As Ceri has already suggested the best way to find out such things is to look up the scientific classification for these animals. It's fast and easy to do on wikipedia.org. As I have just looked them up, I am posting the scientific classifications here: Caracal Puma Lynx (So there are 4 different lynx species.)
Fri, 13/10/2006 - 4:38am
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Easiest is to check the scientific names then you will know and that you can do for everything, birds, animals, even those toads! __________________
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Hey Natascha,
the puma is known by various names...cougar, puma, deer tiger, Mexican lion, mountain screamer, brown tiger, catamount, silver lion, mountain demon, Indian devil, purple feather, king cat, sneak cat, mountain lion and panther. We have both puma and lynx in Canada. Both very beautiful and unique.
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