Caracals are also called the desert lynx. They detect prey using their huge ears. Thanks to 20 muscles, they can move their ears in many different directions and can move and tilt them independently.

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The animal in this Instagram clip has the coolest ears on the planet! It looks very much like a lynx, and is sometimes called the desert lynx, but is actually a caracal. Their face may be very ...