Lynx lynx

The lynx is called Eurasian Lynx in English. It is similar in size to a cat but much larger than a cat. There are 7 subspecies.

Lynx is a solitary wild animal that lives alone in a vast space. It is a nocturnal hunter without a fixed nest. During the day, it can lie on a rock to bask in the sun, or quietly hide under a big tree to avoid wind and rain. It can stay dormant for several days in an area of several hectares, or it can run more than ten kilometers without stopping. It is good at climbing and swimming, and has strong hunger tolerance. It can lie quietly in one place for several days, not afraid of severe cold, and likes to hunt medium and large animals such as roe deer. It is active frequently at dawn and dusk, and its range of activities depends on the abundance of food. It has territorial behavior and fixed excretion sites.

When catching prey, lynx often uses grass, bushes, stones, and big trees as cover, and ambush in places where prey often pass by, watching the movements around with vigilant eyes. It has excellent patience and can lie quietly in one place for several days and nights, and when the prey approaches, it will rush out unexpectedly and capture the prey. If the prey is missed after a leap, the prey is not successful, and it slips away, it will not chase the prey, but return to the original place and patiently wait for the next opportunity. Sometimes it also roams quietly, and when it sees the prey is concentrating on eating, it sneaks up on it, sneaks up again, and suddenly pounces on it, making the prey inexplicably surrender. Lynx is also good at swimming, but it does not go into the water easily. It is also an excellent rock climber and has a high ability to climb trees. It can even jump from one tree to another, so it can prey on birds in the trees. Especially at night, when the forest is silent and the birds living in the trees are asleep, the lynx will stretch out its claws to hunt for food with ease.

Lynxes are cunning and cautious. When in danger, they will quickly flee to trees and hide. Sometimes they will lie on the ground and pretend to be dead, thus avoiding attacks and injuries from enemies. In nature, large beasts such as tigers, leopards, and snow leopards are natural enemies of lynxes. If they encounter wolves, they will be chased and surrounded and killed. It is generally difficult to escape.

According to field surveys conducted by the relevant forestry bureaus under Jilin Province in Lushuihe, Dongfanghong, Hongshi, Xinglong and Changbai Mountain in the winter of 1986 and 1987, the total survey area was 3,330 hectares, and only 7 lynxes were encountered, with an average density of 2 per 1,000 hectares, and no footprints were found in Hongshi and Xinglong areas. Due to human activities, the fragmentation and reduction of forest areas, and the gradual intensification of urbanization, their habitats are becoming less and less, and their prey is not as abundant as in the past. The overlap of habitats and human settlements sometimes forces them to prey on livestock raised by humans, so they often become victims of ranchers. Lynx skin is one of the traditional important fur resources and export types, which is also a factor in the endangerment of lynx. The breeding of lynx is increasing, and some zoos have a small number of breeding for exhibition or breeding. In Europe, Germany, Switzerland, France and Austria have all reintroduced lynx into their countries to help restore their numbers.

Listed in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

Listed in the 2014 Red List of Endangered Species of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) ver 3.1 - Least Concern (LC).

Listed as a Class II protected animal in China.

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Distributed in Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nepal, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan. Regional extinction: Liechtenstein.
Distributed in the mountainous areas of Xinjiang, Tibet, Qinghai, Gansu, Inner Mongolia, and Hebei in China.
Lynx is a cold-loving animal, basically a product of the cold regions of the northern temperate zone. Even south of 30 degrees north latitude, it lives in cold mountainous areas, making it the northernmost cat species. Its habitat is extremely diverse, ranging from subar

The lynx has a stout body, long limbs, and a very short and thick tail with a blunt tip. The ear base is wide, with black erect tufts of hair at the ear tip. There are long drooping hairs on the cheeks, and the hair on the belly is also long. The color of the back is darker, reddish brown, with dark hair in the middle; the belly is light yellowish white; the hair around the eyes is white, and there are 2-3 rows of obvious brown-black vertical stripes on the cheeks. The hair on the back is the thickest, and the body is dotted with dark spots or small stripes of varying depths, which are helpful for its hiding and foraging. The hair color on the back varies greatly, with a variety of color types such as milky gray, brown, earthy yellow-brown, gray grass yellow-brown, and light gray-brown. The color of some parts is relatively constant, such as the upper lip is dark brown or black, the lower lip is dirty white to dark brown, there is a brown-black spot on each side of the jaw, the tail is