Lynx size compared to domestic cat
Put another way: how big is a lynx compared to a house cat? It depends on the species of lynx. There are four species: Canada, Iberian and Eurasian and the bobcat. The Eurasian is by far the largest. The video … 
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Description of the Eurasian lynx – full and illustrated
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 …
Eurasian lynx- comprehensive page
Overview: The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is the largest of the European wildcats. It is also the largest of the subspecies of lynx of which the American bobcat is part. The other is the Canada lynx. The habitat is typically …
How far do lynx travel?
Background There are actually three subspecies of lynx which is not specified in the question. So if I am going to answer the question fully I have to refer to each subspecies of lynx. Canada lynx The main prey of …
Ikea allegedly implicated in illegal deforestation of lynx habitat
Vicariously, Ikea has been accused of illegal logging of forests in Ukraine where Eurasion lynx live. This harms the conservation prospects of this precious species of medium-sized wild cat. Ikea is investigating claims that some of it wood suppliers are …
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Europe’s migrant crisis harms Eurasian lynx conservation
“For the lynx, the construction of the razor-wire fence may just be the last push for the population…” so says John Linnell and co-authors of a study1 into the effects of building fences hundreds of miles long to block migrants …
Return Of the Lynx to Britain Is a Great Idea
We are nearing the time when the reintroduction of the Eurasian lynx to the British Isles becomes a reality and I for one am thrilled about it. Eurasian lynx could soon be prowling Britain’s countryside. When it happens it will …
Lynx Wild Cat Chewed His Way Out Of Dartmoor Zoo to Return to His Mother?
You may have heard about the lynx who escaped from Dartmoor Zoo by chewing through his enclosure fencing (that must have hurt him). This had never happened before at this zoo. The cat is two-years-of-age. He had barely arrived at …
Motherly love! Pet cat adopts baby lynx rejected by its mum
Motherly love! Pet cat adopts baby lynx rejected by its mum at Novosibirsk zoo in Russia “An ordinary domestic cat has adopted a baby lynx called Nika at the Novosibirsk Zoo in the city of Novosibirsk, Thursday. One of the …
Feline Solidarity: Domestic Cat Grooms Wild Lynx in Zoo
A tabby and white stray cat (actually the cat looks like a calico) sneaks into the zoo enclosure of a lynx wild cat at St. Petersburg Zoo. This must be a Eurasian lynx, the biggest of the lynx family. He …