Stats

Lifespan

10-15 yrs

Size

Medium

Diet

Carnivore

Activity

Crepuscular

Social

Solitary

Biome

Boreal forest

Range

Eurasia

Movement

Walking

Breeding

Live birth

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Rare

About

This medium-sized cat stalks the dense forests and mountains of Europe and Asia. Its oversized paws act like natural snowshoes to keep it atop deep drifts while hunting.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   newborn cub

   A blind, helpless cub nurses constantly and depends on its mother for warmth and protection.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A lanky young cat learns to stalk and pounce, following adults to practice hunting.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown, holding territory and hunting on its own.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Carnivora

Family

Felidae

Genus

Lynx

Species

Lynx lynx