Lynx Portrait
by Stephen Melia
Title
Lynx Portrait
Artist
Stephen Melia
Medium
Photograph - Print
Description
The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is a medium-sized cat native to Siberia, Central, East, and Southern Asia, North, Central and Eastern Europe. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2008 as it is widely distributed, and most populations are considered stable. Eurasian lynx have been re-introduced to several forested mountainous areas in Central and Southeastern Europe; these re-introduced subpopulations are small, less than 200 animals.Lynx prey largely on small to fairly large sized mammals and birds. Among the recorded prey items for the species are hares, rabbits, marmots, squirrels, dormice, other rodents, mustelids (such as martens), grouse, red foxes, wild boar, chamois, young moose, roe deer, red deer, reindeer and other ungulates. Although taking on larger prey presents a risk to the animal, the bounty provided by killing them can outweigh the risks. The Eurasian lynx thus prefers fairly large ungulate prey, especially during winter when small prey is less abundant. They are the only Lynx species in which ungulates provide a great portion of their diet in relation to lagomorphs or rodents. Where common, roe deer appear to be the preferred prey species for the lynx.
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June 20th, 2017
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Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Congratulations, your wonderful wildlife portrait is featured on the home page of the "rising star" group, The 200 Club. Featured images are changed often; to remain visible for potential buyers who visit the group later, please post your featured images in the current features discussion thread for 2020 and other applicable archival and promotional threads in the Club.
Deb Halloran
Stephen, What an exquisite capture of this beautiful Lynx....so expressive. Nicely done. v/f
Karen Adams
What a wonderful portrait! Such a striking creature . . . sounds like I might want to just admire them from afar though!........vf