Animals: The caracal — an African medium-sized cat — can jump 3…

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Did you know? The caracal — an African medium-sized cat — can jump 3 metres straight up, high enough to pluck a bird from the air. In ancient Egypt they were trained as hunting cats. The famous "caracal jumping" internet video (2019, 5 million views) showed a caracal getting ALL 4 feet 1.8 m above the ground.

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The caracal — an African medium-sized cat — can jump 3 metres straight up, high enough to pluck a bird from the air. In ancient Egypt they were trained as hunting cats. The famous "caracal jumping" internet video (2019, 5 million views) showed a caracal getting ALL 4 feet 1.8 m above the ground.

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