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Caracal (other)
The caracal is a medium-sized wild cat. Caracal may also refer to: * ''Caracal'' (genus), a genus of cats comprising the caracal and the African golden cat * ''Caracal'' (album), the 2015 album by Disclosure * Caracal, Romania, a city in Olt County, Romania * Caracal (river), a river in Dolj and Olt Counties, Romania * Caracal Battalion, a unit of the Israel Defense Forces * Plasan Sand Cat, also Caracal APC, an armored vehicle from Plasan Sasa * Caracal pistol, a pistol made in the United Arab Emirates * 2007.2 Caracal, a release of the operating system Pardus * Military variant of the Eurocopter EC725 helicopter * Caracal, a Caldari cruiser from the MMO '' Eve Online'' See also * Karakul (other) * Caracole, a turning maneuver on horseback * Rooikat, an armoured fighting vehicle built in South Africa * Caracalla Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (born Lucius Septimius Bassianus, 4 April 188 – 8 April 217), better known by his nickname Caracalla (; ), was Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caracal
The caracal (''Caracal caracal'') () is a medium-sized Felidae, wild cat native to Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and arid areas of Pakistan and northwestern India. It is characterised by a robust build, long legs, a short face, long tufted ears, relatively short tail, and long canine teeth. Its coat is uniformly reddish tan or sandy, while the ventral parts are lighter with small reddish markings. It reaches at the shoulder and weighs . It was first scientific description, scientifically described by German naturalist Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber in 1776. Three subspecies are recognised. Typically nocturnality, nocturnal, the caracal is highly secretive and difficult to observe. It is territory (animal), territorial, and lives mainly alone or in pairs. The caracal is a carnivore that typically preys upon birds, rodents, and other small mammals. It can leap higher than and catch birds in midair. It stalks its prey until it is within of it, after which it ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caracal (genus)
''Caracal'' is a genus in the subfamily Felinae of the family Felidae. It was proposed by John Edward Gray in 1843 who described a skin from the Cape of Good Hope in the collection of the Natural History Museum, London. Historically, it was considered to be a monotypic genus, consisting of only the type species: the caracal ''C. caracal''. Taxonomy Phylogenetic analysis revealed that caracal, African golden cat (''C. aurata'') and serval (''Leptailurus serval'') are genetically closely related forming a genetic lineage that diverged from the common ancestor of the Felidae . This taxonomic classification is used in the IUCN Red List for the African golden cat. It is used as a synonym A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are a ... for the serval. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caracal (album)
''Caracal'' is the second studio album by English electronic music duo Disclosure (band), Disclosure. It was released on 25 September 2015 by PMR Records and Island Records, and serves as a follow-up to their debut album, ''Settle (album), Settle'' (2013). Five official singles were released from the album: "Holding On (Disclosure song), Holding On", "Omen (Disclosure song), Omen", "Jaded (Disclosure song), Jaded", "Magnets (song), Magnets" and "Nocturnal (song), Nocturnal", with three promotional singles also being released: "Bang That", "Willing and Able" and "Hourglass (Disclosure song), Hourglass". ''Caracal'' was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album, Best Dance/Electronic Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards, 2016 Grammy Awards. Singles "Holding On (Disclosure song), Holding On" featuring American jazz musician Gregory Porter, was released as the album's lead single on 26 May 2015. The song peaked at number 46 in the UK Singles Chart. The duo release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caracal, Romania
Caracal () is a city in Olt County, Romania, situated in the historic region of Oltenia, on the plains between the lower reaches of the Jiu and Olt rivers. The region's plains are well known for their agricultural specialty in cultivating grains and over the centuries, Caracal has been the trading center for the region's agricultural output. Caracal has a population of 27,403 and is the second largest city in the region. Etymology While 19th century historians thought that the name of Caracal is linked to Roman emperor Caracalla, the current accepted etymology is that city's name is derived from the Cuman language ''kara kale'' meaning "Black fortress" (''kara'', meaning "black", and ''kal'', either from the Turkish ''kale'', or the Arabic ''qal'at'', both meaning fortress). History The end of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century saw Caracal experience significant growth and the region become one of the most important agricultural regions in Romania. Caracal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caracal (river)
The Caracal is a right tributary of the river Olt in Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to .... It flows into the Olt in Stoenești. Its length is and its basin size is . References Rivers of Romania Rivers of Dolj County Rivers of Olt County Caracal, Romania {{Olt-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caracal Battalion
The 33rd "Caracal" Battalion () is an infantry combat battalion of the Israel Defense Forces, one of the three fully combat units (alongside the ' Lions of Jordan Battalion' and the ' Cheetah Battalion') in the Israeli military's Paran Brigade that are composed of both male and female soldiers. It is named after the caracal, a small cat whose sexes appear the same. , approximately 70% of the battalion was female. The Caracal Battalion is unique among the border patrol battalions as apart from its infantry units, it includes a tank unit made from female soldiers entirely. The squad (called Pere Squad) was formed after a multiple year long pilot which tested the ability to involve women in the Armored Corps. History Prior to Caracal's formation in 2000, women were barred from serving in direct combat. The unit has since been tasked with patrolling the Israeli-Egyptian border. It took part in Israel's unilateral withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in the summer of 2005. On 21 Sep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plasan Sand Cat
The SandCat () is a composite armored vehicle designed by the then Plasan Sasa (now Plasan) of Israel. The SandCat was shown publicly for the first time at AUSA during October 2005. The latest models were shown for the first time at Eurosatory 2018. The SandCat is based on a commercial Ford F-Series chassis. Approximately 700 SandCats have been produced since 2004, and while Plasan has never released complete details, these are known to be in service with at least 16 users across five continents, and in a wide variety of roles that range from police/internal security to combat/patrol. Development The SandCat was designed from 2004 and for a variety of applications. It was seen as a potential replacement for the AIL Storm jeeps of the Israel Defense Forces ( IDF), and for wider use as protected light vehicle capable of performing roles on deployed operations that until the deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan previously been performed by softskin light utility types. Plasan has al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caracal Pistol
The Caracal pistol is a series of semi-automatic pistols manufactured by Caracal International LLC a subsidiary of Tawazun Holding from the United Arab Emirates. Development In 2002, Austrian firearms designer Wilhelm Bubits who previously had designed the Steyr M pistol, began working with weapons experts from the United Arab Emirates, to develop a range of modern pistols and accessories. The collaboration led to the development of the Caracal pistol. Small numbers of pre-production pistols were made in Suhl, Germany by Merkel. These pistols were given to a limited number of testers who were instructed to shoot them as much as possible to test for reliability and defects. By the end of 2006, Caracal International L.L.C. was incorporated and registered as a company in Abu Dhabi. With that, the foundation of a pistol manufacturing industry was established for the first time in the GCC. The pistols were unveiled at the International Defence Exhibition, IDEX 2007 in Abu Dhab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pardus (operating System)
Pardus is a Linux distribution developed with support from the government of Turkey. Pardus' main focus is office-related work including use in Turkish Government agency, government agencies. Despite that, Pardus ships in several languages. Its ease of use and availability free of charge has spawned numerous communities throughout the world. Development Pardus was started by Turkish National Research Institute of Electronics and Cryptology (UEKAE), a division of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK), in 2003. The first live CD version of Pardus was a Fork (software development), fork of Gentoo Linux in 2005. The current version is a fork of Debian unstable, following a release process similar to that of Ubuntu. Release history PiSi package management PiSi (; Packages Installed Successfully as Intended; also a Turkish word meaning "kitty", intended as a pun on the distribution's name, which is derived from ''pardus'', the species name of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurocopter EC725
The Eurocopter EC725 Caracal, now called Airbus Helicopters H225M, is a long-range tactical transport military helicopter developed from the Eurocopter AS532 Cougar for military use. It is a twin-engined aircraft and can carry up to 28 seated troops along with two crew, depending on customer configuration. The helicopter is marketed for troop transport, casualty evacuation, and combat search and rescue duties, and is similar to the civilian EC225 Super Puma. Development The EC725 was developed to meet a French Air Force requirement for a specialist helicopter for Combat Search and Rescue operations. The AS 532 A2 Cougar model was examined and rejected for this purpose following extensive trials between 1996 and 1999. The primary improvements desired by the French Air Force were more powerful engines, greater flight endurance and improved combat durability.Nelms, Douglas W"Helicopter Intellect." ''Rotor & Wing'', 1 September 2004. Eurocopter opted to pursue development of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karakul (other)
Karakul, Kara-Kul, or Kara Kul (usually from transcriptions of names in Turkic languages meaning "Black Lake") may refer to: Wool *Karakul sheep, an Uzbeki breed of domestic sheep and its pelt or wool *Karakul (hat), a style of cap made with the aforementioned pelt or wool, traditionally worn in Central and South Asia Places *Karakul (Tajikistan), a lake in the Pamir Mountains *Karakul (China), a lake in Xinjiang Province * Qorako‘l or Karakul, a city in Bukhara Province, Uzbekistan * Qorako‘l District or Karakul District, the surrounding region of Bukhara Province, Uzbekistan * Karakul, Arkhangelsky District, Bashkortostan, Russia, a village * Karakul, Karmaskalinsky District, Bashkortostan, Russia, a village *Karakul, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, village in Lower Chitral District, Pakistan * Qarah Kul, a village in Iran *Qaraqullar, a village in Azerbaijan * Karakul deposit, major cobalt deposit in Altai Republic, Russia Other * Karakul (song), a song in the album Crush by Floati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
