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| Caracal v Staffordshire Bull Terrier | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 30 2012, 08:39 PM (14,637 Views) | |
| Taipan | Mar 30 2012, 08:39 PM Post #1 |
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Caracal - Caracal caracal The caracal (Caracal caracal, pronounced /ˈkærəkæl/) is a fiercely territorial medium-sized cat ranging over Western Asia, South Asia and Africa. The caracal is distributed over Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan and India. Its chief habitat is dry steppes and semideserts, but it also inhabits woodlands, savannah, and scrub forest. They generally prefer open country, so long as there is sufficient cover, in the form of bushes and rocks, from which to ambush prey. The caracal is a slender, yet muscular, cat, with long legs and a short tail. Males typically weigh 13 to 18 kilograms (29 to 40 lb), while females weigh about 11 kilograms (24 lb). The caracal resembles a Eurasian Lynx, and for a long time it was considered a close relative of the lynxes. It has a tail nearly a third of its body length, and both sexes look the same. The caracal is 65 to 90 centimetres (26 to 35 in) in length, with a 30 centimetres (12 in) tail. Compared to lynxes, it has longer legs, shorter fur, and a slimmer appearance. ![]() Staffordshire Bull Terrier The Staffordshire Bull Terrier (informally: Staffie, Stafford, Staffy or Staff) is a medium-sized, short-coated, old-time breed of dog. It is an English dog, where it is the 5th most popular breed, and related to the bull terrier. Having descended from dog-fighting ancestors, it is muscular and courageous. It is the subject of breed specific legislation in some jurisdictions. The Staffordshire Bull Terrier is a medium-sized, stocky, and very muscular dog with strong athletic ability, with a similar appearance to the American Staffordshire terrier and American pit bull terriers sharing the same ancestor. They have a broad head (male considerably more than female), defined occipital muscles, a relatively short foreface, dark round eyes and a wide mouth with a clean scissor-like bite (the top incisors slightly overlap the bottom incisors). The ears are small. The cheek muscles are very pronounced. Their lips show no looseness. From above, the head loosely resembles a triangle. The head tapers down to a strong well-muscled neck and shoulders placed on squarely spaced forelimbs. They are tucked up in their loins and the last 1-2 ribs of their ribcage are usually visible. Their tail resembles an old fashioned pump handle. Their hind quarters are well-muscled and are what give the Stafford drive when baiting. They are coloured brindle, black, red, fawn, blue, white, or any blending of these colors with white. White with any other colour broken up over the body is known as pied. Liver-colored, black and tan dogs can occur but are rare. The coat is smooth and clings tightly to the body giving the dog a streamlined appearance.The dogs stand 36 to 42 cm (14 to 17 in) at the withers and weigh 14 to 18 kg (31 to 40 lb) for males; bitches are 11 to 15.4 kg (24 to 34 lb). ![]() ___________________________________________________________________
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| Bandog | Apr 1 2012, 11:45 AM Post #31 |
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Everything else is just a dog.
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I don't think this would be a complete domination. I find caracals to be quite impressive. They have a very nasty temperament. |
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| Lycaon | Apr 1 2012, 03:51 PM Post #32 |
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while I too find the caracal impressive, the staffie is superior in that regard. The cat is probably more aggressive than the dog but that necessarily isn't a good trait for a fight. |
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| Bandog | Apr 1 2012, 04:17 PM Post #33 |
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Everything else is just a dog.
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The dog would win, no question but the cat will still fight viciously. |
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| k9boy | Apr 2 2012, 04:25 AM Post #34 |
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Is there a case of a caracal killing an adult ostirch somewhere? |
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| Bull and Terrier | Apr 2 2012, 08:09 PM Post #35 |
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Caracal is very impressive, but a sbt would win comfortably, but with a lot of superficial injuries from claws. |
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| Lycaon | Apr 3 2012, 01:11 PM Post #36 |
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voting aside, I guess this was a mismatch. I was hoping from those who sided with the caracal. For the cats sake I will note that it should have more powerful hind limbs than the dog. Raking from the hind claws would be one the the main damage outputs by the caracal and would deter most similar sized animals. However a dog such as the stb would mostly likely ignore the raking and continue to finish the cat off. |
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| Rai'Drik | Apr 3 2012, 01:56 PM Post #37 |
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As someone who's had to pull a seriously ticked off bobcat off a dog (lab if my memory serves me right. It got out with some scraps and a bite on its shoulder; me on the other hand took a clawed paw to the face and got my shirt sliced), I know how dangerous a cat can be when it wants to fight. However, this is just a fight it would lose. The Staffie, like a mastiff or APBT is just built like a tank. It is a fighting breed after all, with everything down to its loose skin aiding it in a fight. Where the Caracal would have to bite the throat and hang on for dear life, the Staffie would just need to bite (or rather crush) indiscriminately Staffie wins 8/10 times |
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| Madmustelid | Apr 29 2012, 01:11 AM Post #38 |
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I can see the Staffie taking this cat out in under two minutes. |
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| Rai'Drik | Apr 29 2012, 07:50 AM Post #39 |
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The Caracal would put up a much, much better fight then most other small felines; but that Dog is just too powerful |
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| ImperialDino | Apr 29 2012, 09:49 AM Post #40 |
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The caracal couldn't kill a MUZZLED staff bull terrier. Too much brute power, too much tenacity, The Staff Bull Terrier wins and rather easily. The STAFFY would have the Caracal on its back within 10 seconds and then proceed bite and shake it its shoulder or neck. ![]() ![]()
Edited by ImperialDino, Apr 29 2012, 09:53 AM.
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| FelinePowah | Apr 29 2012, 10:03 AM Post #41 |
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How heavy is that staff?? I think most pics of staffies are far heavier then the posted avg weights. |
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| Vita | Apr 29 2012, 01:52 PM Post #42 |
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Staffs are generally no bigger than 60 pounds (and that's some of the larger ones.) Most are between 35-50. They do appear to weigh more in photos, but they're stocky little critters and not that large in real life. |
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| ImperialDino | Apr 29 2012, 03:08 PM Post #43 |
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It's because of their massive head, necks and broad chest that make them appear to be bigger then what they actually are. A STAFFY in phsyical strength is probably 5 times stronger then a Caracal. The orginally picture posted actually looks part French Bulldog or English Bulldog Edited by ImperialDino, Apr 29 2012, 03:29 PM.
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| Tyrannosaur | Jun 9 2012, 10:27 AM Post #44 |
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The caracal's leap migt save it so i give it a 40/60 |
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| LionClaws | Jun 9 2012, 11:00 AM Post #45 |
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That's an optical illusion. When an animal presents a more robust build, the eye assumes it will weigh more. The cat is long, drawn out, and gracile. The dog is short, compact, and robust. Even if the cat had a weight advantage of 3-5 kg, your eyes would tell you that the more heavily built dog is larger, and by a significant margin. Edited by LionClaws, Jun 9 2012, 11:01 AM.
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