A caracal cat, which can reach up to 40 pounds and is native to Africa and Asia, was captured Tuesday after roaming through a ...

Caracals, an internationally protected species, are native to Africa, the Middle East and India, per the Smithsonian's ...

Jan Hoffman-Rau said she was flabbergasted when she spotted the wild cat hanging out in her backyard on Friday morning.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — A wild cat in northwest suburban Hoffman Estates is on the loose. Hoffman Estates police personnel ...

Though it might be tempting to try to pet it, remember it’s about four times bigger than a house cat and a whole lot wilder.

An exotic large cat native to parts of Africa and Asia has been found under a deck after being spotted wandering around an Illinois golf club in the suburbs of Chicago.

Don’t worry—it’s not a bobcat, or any other kind of wild animal. It’s just a Maine Coon cat, one of the largest breeds of cat ...

An exotic caracal cat seen wandering loose in a Chicago suburb for the past few days was safely captured by animal control officers, authorities said.

A wild cat in northwest suburban Hoffman Estates is ... “This cat is a native species to Asia and not common to the United States. “At this time, it is unknown where the animal came from.” ...

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (WGN) – An exotic cat native to parts of Asia and Africa has been captured after it was found wandering a suburb of Chicago, police said earlier this week. The cat, a ...

The animal was later identified as a caracal, a wild cat native to Africa and Asia – known for its ... which is an internationally protected endangered species. While the goal is to safely relocate it ...

A large cat sighted in Hoffman Estates is a caracal, an internationally protected species, police said this week. (Hoffman Estates Police) Carnegie said the cat will thrive at the facility.