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Eurasian Lynx
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The Eurasian lynx is the largest of the four lynx species and Europe's third-largest predator, after the brown bear and the wolf. It is built for deep snow: its paws are exceptionally broad and splay on contact, working as snowshoes that keep it on a surface heavier prey like ro…
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- The Eurasian Lynx was once extinct in parts of Western Europe but has been successfully reintroduced in several countries.
- Its ear tufts appear to work as hearing aids — lynx that lose them hunt less well. Broad paws splay on contact as snowshoes, giving it the edge over deer in deep snow. It regularly kills prey much larger than itself and caches the carcass for days. It is Europe's third-largest predator, after the brown bear and the wolf.
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