7 Reasons You Should NOT Get A Caracal Cat 

Fine, you've convinced me not to get a caracal so I'm gonna get a Jaguar instead.

Reasons to not have a caracal as a pet: They're not pets, the end

1 It will destroy everything 2 It's a wild animal 3 It will destroy everything 4 It will destroy everything 5 It's a wild animal 6 It's a wild animal 7 If you're a normal person, get a normal cat

#8 Because it’s selfish to bring a wild animal to your tiny home outside of their natural habitat .

This video is made for pumba owner, the most famous caracal

Caracals are very, VERY defensive and twitchy, and they hate being approached. They are powerful predators, but they are not apex predators, meaning they are always on the defensive in the wild to protect themselves from even larger predators. They're not a pet you can, well, pet. They are also large enough to cause grievous harm to humans. They aren't even tame, much less domesticated. Might as well bring a cougar into your house.

Pumba alone is enough not to welcome this cat in your home.😂

Speaking of Caracals, what's the deal with that one named Pumba who seems to be all over the place? I don't care what anyone says, that cat is CLEARLY under stress CONSTANTLY. I know people say that hissing for Caracals isn't the same for other cats since they have a limited inventory of vocalizations to use for communication, and while that may be true, literally all info I could find confirms that hissing still always indicates negative emotions, even if it doesn't always indicate high aggression as with other cats. It makes me uncomfortable cuz like, wtf are they doing to that cat that's it's so distressed all the time?? and why does everyone act like its just normal??

My seven reasons 🔥 1. Common Sense 2. Possession of a Brain 3. Value of heart function 4. Value of brain function 5. Desire to continue breathing 6. Fear of death 7. Enjoyment of fingers and toes Bonus ❤️: Desire to have balls that can spawn kids

My friend had a caracal... it found plenty of prey... Husband, my friend... His wife... Children snax Toy poodle... Ups driver... Mailman... Annoying neighbors dog... In laws List goes on

If you like larger cats, get a Maine Coon - they are super sweet and friendly, and can grow up to 22+ pounds. Caracals for the most part don't make a good house pet. I would be uncomfortable sleeping with one.

bruh, their not liked for their unique pattern's, people like them because it's *floppa*

1. look at Pumba 2. look at Pumba 3. look at Pumba 4. hiss 5. hiss 6. look at Pumba 7. Gosha is unique

*Anyone intent on owning such a majestic, wild animal, is the last person who should own one.*

Just learned about this cat from seeing videos of them being kept as pets. The first reason not to get one makes sense when I see how sleek and lean they look in the wild versus captive ones who look like chubby barrels. Wild animals are happiest in the wild so that's where they belong.

Caracals are basically a warm weather species of lynx, so if you're looking for an animal that poses a real threat to young children and other pets, they're perfect for the next low-budget wannabe "Tiger King" 😅😅

whos here after watching pumba xD

Thanks for the information. I'll stop dreaming of getting a Caracal as a pet. I'll get a bobcat instead.

Moreover, from the videos I saw here on RU-vid, caracals always looked pissed anytime a human approaches them, hissing and showing other "annoyed cat" behaviour. They are surely beautiful creatures, but no idea why anyone in the right state of mind would like to keep such destructive and antisocial animals as pets. From what I saw, the only wild cats that seem to be generally very friendly towards humans are cheetas, but even they, while more tame than other feline cousins, need way too much space and physical activity to be happy living as pets.

i'm side eying the people that say, "this is the same with ALL cats" 🙄😒 there's a huge difference and you know that, or else they'd be readily available in pet stores smh. they are wild animals and do not belong jn someones' home. imagine being fully independent, doing whatever you want and someone forces you to live the rest of your life in their house and/or backyard. basically imprisoned. i'm sure most people wouldn't like that. observing them in their natural habitat is okay. having them as a pet is not.

I knew #5 was coming. The amount of people who own these and let them cohabitate with their domestic pets, is actually insane to me.

I feel so bad for the Caracals forced into being pets. Seriously in 95% of the videos I've seen of them they're on edge, anxious and hissing at the camera. Sorry but it's just not an appropriate pet to get.

Warning to Humans..."DONT keep dangerous animals in your home" Humans... " i want one now!" Absolutely No sense in some people anymore. Sigh...😢

A stubborn hard headed cat? Isn't that like 90% of ALL cats?

Let Carcals, and every wild Animal live their lives in their natural environment!

I have a cat and he's a handfull. Sometimes house cats will playfully scratch and bite you, and you will just get a small scratch mark here and there. If one of these guys scartches or bites me, I'll be missing chunks of flesh from my arms and hands, or worse. I'll take me chances with a domestic cat.

The past few weeks I have seen Pumba on my news feed on Facebook all the time. At first I thought it was kind of cool. I learned what a caracal is. After a couple weeks, it has gotten really old and I got sick of it and the constant hissing. I hid the account because I got tired of seeing it always on my feed. This cat clearly belongs in the wild and its owners are using it for clicks at its expense.

#1 reason Cause it’ll eat you when it’s hungry. 🫢

It's insane that people would bring animals into their home that could kill them in an instant. I've seen the videos on here of the one Caracal that keeps hissing at the owner. People in the comments are like, oh no, that's how they communicate. But most of the times the hissing looked threatening or territorial to me, because it happened when Caracal was being approached.

one of the things I really like about caracals is how they look like Pokémon, specially when they're kittens and make a noise that sounds like lasers firing. that said, yes, they're not good pets, even more so when one considers how hard it is to know when they're angry and when they're just vocalizing, because they *hiss* either way

Will it keep my mother out of my house? Yes. Sold.

#8 the hiss for no reason

this video and the comments agreeing give me hope 🥲 i got a few of those exploitative “exotic pet” videos recommended to me featuring one overweight and very defensive caracal and was so disturbed that most of the comments seemed fine with it. i’m glad people here recognize that these beautiful and intelligent animals belong in the wild, not the home (for their safety and ours!)

The kittens are about as adorable as cats get…but no way in hell are they great pets. When my friends’ caracal died, they got two house cats. There was suddenly joy where there had not been before. If you want a big cat get a Maine Coon.

Such a beautiful creature. I'd love to own one but it would be sad knowing it probably won't truly be happy as it would be if it was in the wild and hunting for prey.

#8 As a pet, that would be a miserable life for that cat!

There's a Russian couple who own one called Pumba. He has a channel on here. He just seems to hiss when the camera is on him! They have three of them but he seems more aggressive!

I shared a house with a guy once in Florida. His girlfriend gave him a house cat, and he didn't want anything to do with it. The cat had been feral. That cat was totally unpredictable. I'd be sitting shirtless in the back yard, reading the paper. The cat would jump on my lap to get petted. When he decided he didn't want to be petted anymore, he would suddenly, without warning, CLAW me across the chest. He couildn't be trained. Imagine how much damage that Caracal can do.

Russians: I'll pretend I didn't hear that

“CATS NOW” tried to warn y’all. Now we might get a new season of “A Thousand ways to die”😂.

I got a Caracal a few years back. And the person I got it from had nothing but great things to say about it. Needless to say, I went to the grocery store to get some food to grill out, because my wife's grandma was in town. My wife was still at work, Porter ( The cat ) seemed to get along with my wife's grandma, so I thought everything would be ok for 20-25 minutes. When I got home and opened the door Shelly, my wife's g- ma was in a pool of blood halfway on, and halfway off our sofa. She was decapitated. And our Yorkie was just a blur of blood and fur. The whole ordeal cost me a fortune, and my marriage. I'm still finishing up some last things in court. Moral of the story. DO NOT OWN THESE CATS, no matter what people tell you! P.S. We never could find my ex's grandma's head...

there are so many cats in shelters and they are so cute

We need better laws nationwide about this stuff. These animals don’t belong in a suburban house. They are not pets.

They are beautiful animals. I would love to own one, but I know these animals are too good to obey man and should be left in their rightful place doing what they were born to do.

They aren't house pets....at all. The one that hisses constantly is why. People say "well they hiss to communicate". I call bs. I've seen plenty not act that way....& I wouldn't have those ones either. If it hisses for everything....then how would you know if it was angry or happy or whatever? Sounds dangerous either way.

The biggest reason not to get a caracal is because they're assholes. They always hiss and growl at you for no reason. Even when you feed them, they don't warm up to you. These cats aren't the type to keep around your family.

So basically if you cant spend 24/7 with a Caracal, theyre not a good choice for you. Thanks for this video....Im amazed by their looks.....incredibly beautiful animals.....but this is the first informative video Ive seen and appreciate it. Thanks!

Reason number 5: "Eventually, they'll look to you as prey!" 😲😲😲

Top 6 reasons to get Caracal cat: 1: F 2: L 3: O 4: P 5: P 6: A

Owning a Caracal is cruel. These cats are meant to roam free, never caged in a house.

This is the kind of "pets" that only whimsical, selfish and/or stupid people have, mostly due to internet trends. A caracal is a wild animal, not a big hissing cat with cute ears. In my country is totally ilegal having one as pet, and im glad for it.

Another reason is this thing called 'common sense" that seems to not be so common these days.

Looks like Raichu unlike a normal cat looking like a Pikachuu

I've seen the Pumba/Floppa videos and these beautiful demon kitties are best admired in their own habitats

In my country (France), you actually need a permit / lisence, (just like a driver's lisence) to own such pets. (Aggressive dogs, Caracals, Pumas, any "dangerous" and "aggressive" pet) and you get some inspections from the authorities every year or so, to verify the condition in wich the animal lives in, etc...

You won’t crush my floppy dreams…

Those kittens are adorable.

"I couldn't believe it when I came across your video on caracals because I had just created a similar video on my own channel! It's incredible to see how we both took an interest in these magnificent creatures and chose to share our knowledge with the world. Your video was incredibly well-researched and presented, and I can definitely relate to the excitement and passion you displayed. It's great to find fellow content creators who share the same interests. Keep up the fantastic work on your channel!"

One reason is some night you'll come home and discover you're no longer the boss.

I feel sorry for those caracals, they deserve better, but at least some people actually take great care of them and know what they need

When they hiss at you it is impossible to tell if they are greeting you or if they are angry at you.

Fat Pumba disapproved this

A caracal is not different than a domestic cat which is a direct descendant of the African Wildcat. But because of their size, they will be much more happy if they have protected outdoor areas ( fenced areas). All cats need crude protein and that means ideally, fresh internal organs. They need high places to perch and enough space for solutide. There are many homes that can provide these things sutuationally.

Like I always say..if you need a battle axe to keep them in check..then they are not pet material.

You'll get better results with a komodo dragon, and naming it Princess Toadstool.

They so beautiful and the kittens are absolutely precious.

Do not try to make wild animals live in your house. The #1 cause of death of house cats is being put down in shelters. Go save a couple of cats. They want to live with you!

Belongs in the wild!

4:15 me, an Ohioan living near Zanesville, knowing very well the very specific reason why we have some of the stricter exotic animal laws 😅

Every time I see a video from people who have one in their house they're always hissing aggressively. I dont understand people who want that energy in their home, it'd stress me out

I don't know why people insist on bringing wild animals into their homes. It's not cool to own such animals.

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I get the appeal of getting a big cat, and that is what certain breeds of large DOMESTICATED house cats are for. I watched this video of a caracal biting clean through a raw chicken drum stick and couldn't help but think of what a bite like that would do to the bones in our hands or wrists. Beautiful animals, I look forward to seeing videos of them in the wild, and maybe one day catching a glimpse of one myself out there.

Yet, once taken in, putting them back out in the wild, is the cruelest thing one can do. One in ten thousand people commenting recognize this dire fact.

That was brilliant thank you ❤

Having a caracal as a pet, is an insult to its nature, unless you too live a hunter's lifestyle out in the woods.

They're not legal to own in the U.S. entirely I thought but thanks to you for informing that it goes state by state wow ughhh LEAVE THEM IN THE WILD!!!!!! Yup go to a shelter and adopt a kitty be there forever hoooman ❤💯🐾🐈‍⬛

I'M MAD AT GOD FOR MAKING THEM LOOK SO CUDDLY WITH A MEAN TEMPERMENT

Many of us know Pumba, which lives under the ownership of a couple in Russia. He hisses at everything, you don't know if he's happy, sad, scared...he always seems to be angry. I don't rule out that this beast could attack its owners one day.

Their bite will tear your flesh and into your bones.

This cat is good only for rich people, because the cost of buying it, feeding it, cost of territory you have to own for this cat is cosmic.

Wow I've only seen a handful of people with caracals as pets and was already like "why are they as fat as my house cat?" but I had no idea how cheetah like they were in the wild (vs like say a leopard who is a thicker breed of large cat). Due to their paw size I had no idea how drastic the difference was, and it breaks my heart. And how often these cats are hissing (with ears back and full teeth engaged) they aren't happy. So few are content with their owners, and I assume they're doing more for them activity wise even if they are on the chunky side still. But just let them live in the wild or in a sanctuary. Hell, even a zoo would give them more space to roam than a house/apartment/condo. Stop buying them as pets. Fennec foxes also have big ears and are safer exotic pets that can't eat you/maul you. (Fennec fox protectors don't come for me, I'm just saying. I'm sure there are plenty of people who beg for us to stop making them pets too)

Im so glad i saw this after seeing pumba, i felt like its insane how much pumba visibly hates his owner and the owner just keeps on uploading

I will NEVER understand why people want these. Yes, they really are absolutely gorgeous...GET A PORTRAIT CANVAS OF ONE THEN. Now I'm sure people dont get them for their looks alone, but I cant think of any other reason to get them.

So it's not a good idea to get wild animal to be your house pet, I get it.

This cat probably would have solved my mouse problem a lot faster than a bunch of traps.

I live in Berkeley CA and I once got out of my car to meet some friends for a party in a residential neighborhood and there was one of these just standing there on the sidewalk staring at me. It must of been a juvenile- not quite fully grown. It was very odd . I’d never seen one or even heard of them before this. I guess somebody did have one as a pet .

I adopted a cat feom the humane society. I would visit every week after having to put my cat to sleep. He arrived one day, i fell in love. They let me hold him. He was growlimg and hissing, but i knew i wanted. He had one cannjne tooth that stuck out. That made him look mean. The other was gone. It was because he was badly abused. He became so lovable and protective of me. Some people were scared of him, because of the snarl of his tooth sticking out. Then there was the growling. He was one of the best cats I've ever had. ❤️

Finally, someone with some sense.

Sounds like my Teenage sons.

7 reasons to get a caracal cat: 1. Big floppy 2. Big floppa 3. Big floppa 4. Big floppa 5. Big floppa 6. Big floppa 7. Big floppa

Great Video.

I'm so glad this popped up in my recommendations. I've been getting those shorts from that caracal owner for days. That poor thing needs to be taken away from them.

Imagine using them as bodyguards.

I like it when they dance side to side with the colorful background and music.

I see this as an absolute win Forbidden beans are all mine

You will need to use your bathtub as a litterbox for this cat..

It sounds like a normal cat ngl

Pumba and Gosha's owners should watch this.

Absolutely agree. This is a wild animal and does not belong inside a home. It is cruel to the animal and dangerous for humans. Maybe some guys think it's pretty cool to have a wildcat as a pet, but its a stupid thing to do.