caracal, desert lynx (Caracal caracal) Lynx by Gottfried Mind, 1800-1814, 7 x 7 inches, watercolor over graphite drawing
Date between 1800 and 1814
Source Arader Galleries, New York City
Author Gottfried Mind
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%27Lynx%27_by_Gottfried_Mind,_1800-1814,_watercolor.jpg
The caracal or desert lynx (Caracal caracal) is a medium-sized wild cat native to Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and India. Its natural habitat includes semi-deserts, open savannas, shrublands, moist woodlands and montane forests.