Caracals are found across Africa, Central Asia, and south-west Asia in woodland and savannah areas. They have been known to jump 3 meters up in the air to catch their prey, and this consists mainly of birds, but they also eat small mammals such as rodents, hares and hyrax. Caracals have a top speed of 50mph! Once they’ve caught their prey, if it’s too large to consume in one go, they will hide the carcass up in a tree to keep it safe. Their extraordinary ears each have over 20 muscles that swivel around to detect sounds of their prey. They are primarily nocturnal animals as well as solitary animals - they only come together to mate. Our Caracal is called Twana - she's often outside so have a good look around her enclosure to try spot her!