Caracals are incredibly beautiful and majestic creatures, but as wild cats, they're often misunderstood by exotic pet lovers who don't respect their true nature. Caracals are powerful hunters that don ...

A wild animal that was being kept as a pet cat in Illinois is on the loose, officials said. And if you see the African serval believed to be roaming in northeast Decatur, authorities warn you should ...

A wildlife rehabilitation center in western Berks County says three African servals escaped their enclosure during the wind storm overnight Wednesday into Thursday. The smallish, wild cats native to ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --A wild cat that had been roaming the northwest suburbs for at least a few days is no longer on the prowl. Animal control officers captured the caracal in Hoffman Estates on Tuesday, ...

An endangered wild cat spotted wandering through Hoffman Estates in recent days was captured by police Tuesday morning and soon will be on its way to an animal sanctuary in Wisconsin. The caracal, a ...

Police are asking the public not to approach or feed the wild cat. Hoffman Estates Police Department. Police are asking the public to keep their eyes peeled for an exotic wild cat spotted roaming ...

CHICAGO (WBBM) -- A caracal is something you might expect to see on a safari in central or southern Africa, not in Chicago's northwest suburbs. But Hoffman Estates police said one of the exotic cats ...