a caracal, a medium-sized wild cat with distinctive long, tufted ears, lies down against a black background

caracal cat wild feline mammal predator africa asia middle east desert savannah grassland wildlife animal carnivore nocturnal ears tufted long lynx bobcat sand tan sandy fur coat whiskers eyes gaze lying resting relaxed alert isolated black background studio shot portrait beautiful elegant graceful powerful endangered conservation exotic nature medium-sized distinctive lies background