Scientific name:
Lynx

Natural spread:
northern hemisphere

Zur type of the lynxes is fitting 4 types: the red-lynx (Lynx rufus), who is worth Pardelluchs (Lynx pardinus), the Canada-lynx (Lynx canadensis), as lynx quintessential, however the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx). it above all shaped our picture of the lynx.

Shape The lynx is the biggest and stockiest type. it shows a shoulder-height of 50-75 cm, is high-legged and very much kurzschwänzig. The roundish head possesses at the side of a strong sideburns. However, the most conspicuous characteristic of all lynxes is the running out ear ("brush-ear") pointed in a long hair-tuft. This equipment makes a very exact sound-orientation, that is made worse by distance of the hair-tufts markedly, possible for the animals. According to subtype and spread-area, the fur of the lynx is reddish tawny yellow-gray long-fleecy until short-haired. In the winter and at the stomach, the fur is brightened. Side by side, strongly spotted and virtually spotless copies occur. To the south of the spread-area, the Fleckung accepts to.

Spread, continuance Once, the Eurasian lynx was widespread far over the northern hemisphere, became regional, however, so also with us, exterminated completely. Today, it stands under all-year protection so that its continuances in some areas of Europe increase again. In Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France, there were attempts recently to naturalize the lynx again. The North-lynx even is up to 4000 m as Kulturflüchter high, isolated in the mountains until beyond the forest-border.

Way of life The lynx lives in solid precincts, whose size fluctuates according to the existing game-wealth between 1000 and 10 000 hectares, as a loner. it seeks under rock-overhangs or - cleaves, in hollow trees or Erdbauen of other animals shelter and lives from mammals, from mouse - until young-stag-size. it is entitled to an important gesundheitsregulatorische task on that occasion in that it usually carries off them sick and few dynamic animals.

However, it lives also from all sorts of small not-mammals beside it.

Reproduction The lynxes are combined in February and Marches and bring to the world, that 20 -22 weeks will suckle approximately, 1 - 4 kids after 67-74 days of Tragzeit. The boys open the eyes after 16 -17 days and stay with the mother as far as to the next Ranzzeit.