Monday 29 April 2013

Caracal in the Corner.


I've been really interested in Caracal's for a while now, and because they are so adorably cute, I thought I should illustrate one! If you have never heard of Caracal's, they are a type of wildcat found in Africa and some parts of Asia, and they are often known as the 'African Lynx' because of their close resemblance to the more well known big cat. I just think they are such a beautiful and interesting wildcat. In my illustration the cat is obviously inside a house, but I don't condone keeping these cats as domestic pets! It's only inside because I had the idea of a children's story, where the Caracal wanders into a house because it's an orphan and makes friends with a little girl until it is ready to be released into the wild again. I hope you like it!

C xxx

19 comments:

  1. Omg it's so cute! I need a Caracal in my life, not that gizzy and penni would agree! lol
    Elle x

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    1. They're gorgeous aren't they! I saw a video of two caracal's and a baby lion playing in a sanctuary and it was so adorable. The little caracal's were grooming the baby lion! xxx

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  2. Such a beautiful and sweet illustation! x

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  3. Gosh this is so cute - I fall more in love with your illustrations by the day. Such a sweet story too xxx

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    1. Aaw, thank you so much Alice - you're very sweet indeed! xxx

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  4. Waaah, I love it! I've never heard of them before so you lean something new everyday. I now want to see one in real life haha.

    Tara
    www.thestylerawr.com
    xoxo

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    1. I want to see one too! They're gorgeous! xxx

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  5. lovely blog.
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  6. I love the picture :)

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  7. Aww I may tell that story to my nieces! It looks adorable Carly! xxx

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    1. Aaw! If you do decide to tell them, let me know what they think of it! I'd love it if you could show them the illustration to get a different perspective on it :) xxx

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    2. I will and I'll tell you what they thought about it and their ideas! Which will be crazy, because they have LOADS of imagination ahaha! xxx

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    3. Aha! Thank you so so much Marta - I would really appreciate that. I hope they both love caracal's after finding out a little more about them! xxx

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  8. I've never heard of them before, did a google and they're super cute! That's a fab story idea xxx

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    1. Ah they are too cute aren't they! Thank you Josie :) xxx

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  10. This is amazing. So sweet. I didn't know about these before but now I am very interested because I love anything related to cats.

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