Caracal - La société du chat solitaire - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

Following the destiny of a young female caracal in exile, this documentary constructs an unexpected tale of an extraordinary fate: clumsy and awkward in the savannas of northern South Africa, the naive feline discovers the suburbs of Cape ...See moreFollowing the destiny of a young female caracal in exile, this documentary constructs an unexpected tale of an extraordinary fate: clumsy and awkward in the savannas of northern South Africa, the naive feline discovers the suburbs of Cape Town through its wanderings. Along the way, we become attached to this little-known animal endowed with keen senses and capable of extraordinary leaps...which it puts to use to adapt to an environment shaped by humans. The feline learns to hunt rabbits on a golf course or rats in barns. She delights in a seal carcass washed up by the ocean in a cove and even dog pâté in a suburban home. Braving the dangers of larger predators and automobile traffic, she joins the ranks of some sixty caracals that live solitary lives in the shadow of our society. Yet suburbanites sometimes cross paths with them and share their encounters on social media. Thanks to observations recorded in the most famous of these (the "Urban Caracal Project"), the film crew was able to follow for over 2 years the ghostly appearances of these felines in totally unexpected environments. By choosing the form of a tale, the director offers a story as timeless as it is highly symbolic of the behavioral plasticity of many animals forced to adapt to our galloping urbanization.See less