Who scientifically described the animal that shares its name with Marius Tucă's city of birth?
Caracal The caracal ("Caracal caracal") is a medium-sized wild cat native to Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and India. The caracal is characterised by a robust build, long legs, a short face, long tufted ears and long canine teeth. Its coat is uniformly reddish tan or sandy, while the ventral parts are lighter with small reddish markings. It reaches 40 - at the shoulder and weighs 8 - . It was first scientifically described by German naturalist Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber in 1777. Eight subspecies are recognised.
Nikolay Przhevalsky Nikolay Mikhaylovich Przhevalsky (Russian: Никола́й Миха́йлович Пржева́льский ; April 12 [O.S. March 31] 1839 – November 1 [O.S. October 20] 1888 ) was a Russian geographer of Polish origin and a renowned explorer of Central and East Asia. Although he never reached his ultimate goal, the holy city of Lhasa in Tibet, he traveled through regions then unknown to the West, such as northern Tibet (modern Tibet Autonomous Region), Amdo (now Qinghai) and Dzungaria (now northern Xinjiang). He contributed significantly to European knowledge of Central Asia and was the first known European to describe the only extant species of wild horse, which is named after him: Przewalski's horse.