Lynx (Lynx lynx)
Lynx has been in Sweden since the ice age. Today we have 1000-1500 hundred lynx in Sweden.
You can find Lynx in big parts of the northern hemisphere, divided in three subspecies. Spanish lynx ( Spain, Portugal)
Canadian Lynx (North America)
European lynx (Europe and asia).
Characteristic:
The tail has a with black tip, the ears has white spots. You can also easily se white lines around the eye.
Besides that, the lynx have scent gland as a complement to the territorial urinateing
Food: A grown-up lynx can eat up to 1 kilo meat each day. The most common food source for lynx in Sweden is hare and roe deer.
Belong to: Order Predator (Carnivora) Family Cats (Felidae)
Weight: Between 20 - 35 kilo for the male and between 15 - 25 kilo for the female.
Age: Up to 20 year
Mating season: Mars
Lynx kitten: The kitten is born in May- June; often 2 - 3 kitten. They are blind at birth and weights about 0.3 kilo
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