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 … please continue reading
The well-known department store Harvey Nichols in London described the wearing of a £68,000 lynx fur coat as “the pinnacle of trend-setting bravery”. This is 2019. When are traders and sellers of animal skins going to learn that this is … please continue reading
The blue lynx is an extremely rare variant of the Canada Lynx, a medium-sized wild cat species living in Canada and in certain parts of North-West America. The diluted coat color is due to a genetic mutation. In 1938 the … please continue reading
A more accurate title is the ‘Canada lynx’ (Lynx canadensis Kerr 1792). The length of this cat taking the length of head plus body is 80-100 cm (in inches: 31.5-39.5). The tail length is 5-13 cm (2-5 inches). The weight … please continue reading
The two certain wild cat species in Utah are (1) the bobcat and (2) the mountain lion (aka puma). The third possible wild cat species in Utah is the Canada lynx. The reason why I say there is some doubt … please continue reading
It is probable that bobcats and the lynx have tufted ears to allow clearer communication between cats. A cat’s ear flaps are used to communicate (as well as collect sounds) and large tufts assist in this process. please continue reading
The Canada lynx has “snowshoe-like feet”. The description explains why Canada lynx have big feet. Also the fur covering the paws is long and dense. The paws can be spread out. All these factors means that this medium sized wild … please continue reading
What was a Canada lynx doing in England, UK, roaming around Devon attacking companion animals? It is probably going to be impossible to answer that question because it all happened 110 years ago! That, in itself, is interesting because at … please continue reading
The Canada lynx is a species of medium-sized wild cat. “Species” means a type of wild cat that, in this instance, is part of the group of “lynx” wild cats. The other cats in this group are the bobcat, Eurasian … please continue reading
Overview The life of the Canada lynx is influenced by two notable and significant factors: (1) the abundance of the snowhoe hare upon which it is almost exclusively dependent for its food and (2) the degree to which it is … please continue reading
