Reproduction of the caracal was studied using captive animals, field observations and gross and histological examination of male and female reproductive organs. Mating behaviour was similar to that previously reported for the felids and the mean gestation length was 79 days. The mean litter size was 2,2 for captive animals and wild killed pregnant females carried between one and three foetuses. Age at puberty for males and females was between seven and ten months, and first successful copulations occurred at between 12 and 14 months.Births occurred throughout the year with a pronounced peak in summer. Spermatogenesis was aseasonal with a reduction in reproductive activity in winter.Navorsing oor voortplanting in die rooikat is gedoen deur die gebruik van gevange diere, veldwaarnemings en groWwe en histologiese ondersoek van manlike en vroulike voortplantingsorgane. Paringsgedrag is tipies van die katfamilie, die gemiddelde dragtigheidsduur is 79 dae en die gemiddelde werpselgrootte vir beide gevange en wilde diere is 2,2. Die ouderdom van geslagsrypheid vir mannetjies en wyfies is tussen sewe en tien maande. Rooikatgeboortes het dwarsdeur die jaar plaasgevind met 'n skerp piek in die somer. Spermatogenese was nie seisoensgebonde nie en daar was 'n afname in voortplantingsaktiwiteit gedurende die winter.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.