Canada lynx group hunting improves success rates (Infographic)

Lynx hunting snowshoe hare

Sources: Wild Cats of the World by the Sunquists. Specifically:

  • Breton study: GR Parker Winter Habitat use and hunting activities of lynx 1981
  • Newfoundland: Saunders JK – Movements and activities of the lynx in Newfoundland 1963
  • Yukon: O’Donoghue et al – Behavioural responses of coyote and lynx to the snowshoe cycle 1998.

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The enormous paws of the Canada lynx are a good example of evolution (natural selection)

The Canada lynx paws are huge and have evolved through natural selection as espoused by Charles Darwin to allow the animal to survive in deep snow in Canada.

This wonderful photograph of a Canada lynx padding its way through snow amply illustrates the enormous paws of this medium-sized wild cat weighing approximately 8-11 kg. It is a wild cat species which closely resembles the bobcat but the paws of the bobcat are much smaller because it has not evolved to live in …

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Infographic on lynx feet

Lynx feet

Lynx feet are amazing; so large compared to other wild cats of the same size. Disproportionately large. I saw a nice photo which illustrates this necessary evolutionary feature and used it to create the infographic below. The information comes from Wild Cats of the World. Below the infographic are links to some more articles …

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Climate change and illegal water extraction add to threats against Iberian lynx

Iberian Lynx Continued Threats 2022

An awful lot has been done to bring back the Iberian lynx from near extinction but it might all be undone because of global warming and years of agricultural overexploitation which have combined to lead the largest permanent lake in Doñana National Park to dry up. It is one of Europe’s most important wetlands. …

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Description of the Eurasian lynx – full and illustrated

Eurasian lynx

This is a full description of the Eurasian lynx supported by excellent photographs. The source of the information is solid and is mainly from the excellent reference book Wild Cats of the World by Mel and Fiona Sunquist. The pictures below are of a subspecies of the Eurasian lynx: Lynx lynx carpathica or Lynx …

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