I took this picture at Emdoneni Lodge, near Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve, in South Africa.
Emdoneni has a cat rehabilitation centre and this caracal had been with humans since he was a kitten. I went in the enclosure and put the camera as low as possible with the 18mm lens. The caracal was playful, trying to paw the camera. I made the most of a quiet moment to take this shot.
Date: 03/04/2008
Location: Emdoneni Lodge, Kwa-Zulu Natal Province, South Africa
Photographer: Arnaud Germain