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Who wins?
Caracal 57 (89.1%)
Serval 7 (10.9%)
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Caracal v Serval
Topic Started: Jul 10 2012, 05:27 PM (17,680 Views)
Taipan
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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.

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Serval - Leptailurus serval
The serval, Leptailurus serval or Caracal serval, known in Afrikaans as Tierboskat, "tiger-forest-cat", is a medium-sized African wild cat. DNA studies have shown that the serval is closely related to the African golden cat and the caracal. The serval is a medium sized cat, measuring 59 to 92 centimetres (23 to 36 in) in head-body length, with a relatively short, 20 to 38 centimetres (7.9 to 15 in) tail, and a shoulder height of about 54 to 66 centimetres (21 to 26 in). Weight ranges from about 7 to 12 kilograms (15 to 26 lb) in females, and from 9 to 18 kilograms (20 to 40 lb) in males. It is a strong yet slender animal, with long legs and a fairly short tail. The head is small in relation to the body, and the tall, oval ears are set close together. The pattern of the fur is variable. Usually, the serval is boldly spotted black on tawny, with 2 or 4 stripes from the top of the head down the neck and back, transitioning into spots. The "servaline" form has much smaller, freckled spots, and was once thought to be separate species. The backs of the ears are black with a distinctive white bar. In addition, melanistic servals are quite common in some parts of the range, giving a similar appearance to the "black panther" (melanistic leopard). Servals are nocturnal, and so hunt mostly at night, unless disturbed by human activity or the presence of larger nocturnal predators. Although the serval is specialized for catching rodents, it is an opportunistic predator whose diet also includes birds, hares, hyraxes, reptiles, insects, fish, and frogs. The serval has been observed taking larger animals, such as deer, gazelle, and springbok, though over 90% of the serval's prey weighs less than 200 g (7 oz).

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serval vs caracal
Edited by Taipan, Apr 29 2014, 06:04 PM.
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theropod
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The caracal seems more powerful and possibly bigger (Males typically weigh 13 to 18 kilograms vs Weight ranges from 9 to 18 kilograms (20 to 40 lb) in males), but I don´t know much about them.
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Caracal easily.
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Superpredator
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The Serval is too lightly built to take this. The Caracal wins fairly easily. More muscular and hunts more impressive prey.
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Jinfengopteryx
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Jul 10 2012, 06:29 PM
The Serval is too lightly built to take this. The Caracal wins fairly easily. More muscular and hunts more impressive prey.
Agreed.
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k9boy
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At average weights the serval is too big, at parity or close weights the caracal wins.
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k9boy
Jul 10 2012, 06:31 PM
At average weights the serval is too big, at parity or close weights the caracal wins.
At average weights, both caracal and serval are nearly equal in size....

As for this fight, caracal convincingly. Its more powerfully built and overall more impressive.
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zombie
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I say the caracal will win this. its more built and seems like the better grappler.
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Black Ice
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Wow i thought caracals servals and ocelots were all similiarly built.guess i was wrong
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mohamad
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the caracal will wins his body is more powerful in the fight
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k9boy
Jul 10 2012, 06:31 PM
At average weights the serval is too big, at parity or close weights the caracal wins.
too big? There about the same size little guy!!

the serval is a rodent hunter and basically takes the same prey as a HOUSECAT would, the caracal takes eagles and flamingos.
Edited by ImperialDino, Jul 12 2012, 09:20 AM.
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this is a deleted post
Edited by Vivyx, Jan 8 2017, 03:50 AM.
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k9boy
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The OP is wrong, servals average bigger. But even with a size advantage I wouldn't like a servals chances against the stronger cat. At parity the caracal would win effortlessly.
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ImperialDino
Jul 12 2012, 09:19 AM
the serval is a rodent hunter and basically takes the same prey as a HOUSECAT would, the caracal takes eagles and flamingos.
The OP states that servals can kill deer, gazelle and springbok.

Anyway, caracal wins IMO.
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the caracal is absolutely the winner here! they are IMO the most impressive of the small cats to it's size! they can kill huge birds(eagles, storks) and mammals(springbuck, impala), they can leap up to 6 meters long and 3 meters high! they are also the second most quick (agile) cat in the world only after the serval, they are the fastest cat in the world under 40 kg! they are absolutely stunning animals! also they can stand their ground against 3 hyenas if they have cubs.. thats more impressive than the cougar mother against a grizzly! caracals wins against the serval every time!!
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