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The lynx's colouring, fur length and paw size vary according to the climate in their range. In the Southwestern United States, they are short-haired, dark in colour and their paws are smaller and less padded. In colder northern climates lynx have thicker and lighter fur as well as larger and more padded paws that are well-adapted to snow.
Northern lynx prey largely on small to fairly large sized mammals and birds. Among the recorded prey items are European and mountain hares, rabbits, red squirrels, Siberian flying squirrels, dormice, mice, mustelids (such as martens), grouse, red foxes, raccoon dogs, wild boar, roe deer, moose, red deer and other medium-sized ungulates.
The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is one of the four extant species within the medium-sized wild cat genus Lynx. It is widely distributed from Northern, Central and Eastern Europe to Central Asia and Siberia, the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas. It inhabits temperate and boreal forests up to an elevation of 5,500 m (18,000 ft).
The keepers were able to draw on their knowledge of keeping Northern lynx at the Highland Wildlife Park. They also have past experience of collaring AWOL animals.
The Eurasian lynx is the largest of the lynx species, This has allowed the Eurasian lynx to have a range that extends through all of Europe, Central Asia, and East Asia.Poaching and organized ...
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Left to right, top to bottom: tiger (Panthera tigris), Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis), serval (Leptailurus serval), cougar (Puma concolor), fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus), Asian golden cat (Catopuma temminckii), ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), and European wildcat (Felis silvestris) Range of Felidae. Blue is the range of Felinae (excluding ...
American lynx may refer to: American Lynx cat, an experimental breed of short-haired, short-tailed domestic cat; as of 2017 it is recognized only by the Rare & Exotic Feline Registry; Genus Lynx wild cats in the Americas: Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis), a North American wild cat, ranging from the northern United States, through Canada, to Alaska