ALA theme caracal african lynx oil painting A4c EBSQ

This african lynx(also called a caracal) was painted on a 8x10 flat canvas baord with the best quality grumbacher oils. Zimba resides at the professional animal retirement center.

This exotic small cat is a caracal named  Zimba. 
Caracals, also commonly called African lynx though not actually a lynx, weigh at adulthood from 25 to 45 pounds and are native to the grasslands of Africa and parts of Asia. These endangered cats are very sleek and powerful hunters. Sporting long tufts of fur at the tips of their ears, the  caracal uses this physical feature to help funnel sound down into the tall grass in which they live. This "radar" helps them narrow in on rodents, and birds. In fact, one of their most effective means of hunting is to catch birds in mid-flight overhead, or to pluck them off perches in low branches.
Many, many years ago, natives of Africa trained caracals as hunting companions much like Cheetahs were once trained. Likely as a result of those years of human interaction caracals are still, today, sometimes kept as household pets.
Zimba was a house pet raised in captivity.  Two things led to her needing a new home.  First, the one human she trusted most died.  The man's widow didn't have Zimba's trust, but a move to an apartment ultimately sealed Zimba's fate to move to a new permanent home.  This kitty is ready to frame. He would make an excellent decorative item. Comes varnished for protection. Winning bidder will be emailed their very own EBSQ COA to print off. Painting comes signed and dated on the front and back by me, Janelle Dixon.

20% of the proceeds of this auction will be donated to benefit the animals at professional animal retirement center.

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