How far does a lynx travel?
I provide information on the daily travelling distances of the Canada lynx, Eurasian lynx, bobcat and Iberian lynx.
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Picture of Balkan lynx, one of the rarest wild cat species
This is an excellent camera trap photograph of one the world’s rarest species of wild cat: the Balkan lynx.
Continue reading →Do wolves kill lynx?
Do wolves kill lynx? Yes. An alternative question would be ‘Can a lynx kill a wolf’ or ‘Where the lynx and wolf are sympatric (share the same landscape) which animal pushes the other out and dominates?’ In this instance we … Continue reading →
Can a lynx kill a healthy adult human?
This is one of those debatable questions because as there are no records of lynx killing humans we have to speculate and theorise, which lends itself to debate and argument. The operative word is ‘can’. THEORETICALLY a Eurasian lynx or … Continue reading →
Woman combs and cuddles an enormous Eurasian lynx (video)
We are not told what species of cat this is so I’ll speculate. I believe that this large wild cat is a Eurasian lynx. If I’m correct then the video was probably made in Russia. It is also likely that … Continue reading →
Each Iberian lynx cost €169,000 to create
In 2019, is an individual Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) worth €169,000? I would say it quite definitely is, but I am an ardent conservationist. Others have criticized a conservation project managed by the Spanish government and paid for by Spanish … Continue reading →
Northern Lynx Facts
Location People search for ‘Northern Lynx Facts’. Here they are! The page is accordingly deliberately short. The scientific name is Lynx lynx. This medium sized wildcat is also known as the Eurasian lynx and was originally called that but since … Continue reading →
Two Canada lynx cats mock ‘head butt’ aggressively over territorial rights
In this interesting video, two Canada lynx cats are in a close encounter standoff over territory – a home range. What I love about the video is that they do a behaviour that looks like an aggressive, feline, mock head … Continue reading →
Could a lynx be domesticated?
The answer has to be, yes, when you look at the two videos below. Lynx have been domesticated to a certain extent. One of these cats lives in an apartment in Russia and he looks very relaxed. We don’t know … Continue reading →
Iberian lynx population 2017
The latest information on the ‘Iberian lynx population 2017’ is from a survey completed in 2012 by a scientist whose name is Simón (and his colleagues). They estimated that the population has increased to 156 mature individuals living in two … Continue reading →