Lynx
03/09/11 16:17 Filed in: Alaska Wildlife
”Is anybody going to come and feed us....ever?”
Finally, the lynx have arrived at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center! The two females were housed at the Alaska Zoo for the last five years. Lynx are the only felines to inhabit Alaska. They are illusive animals in the wild, but at the center, they are up front for all to enjoy. I have only seen lynx in the wild three times in the 36 years I’ve been traveling in the north.
Lynx are short-tailed and clearly distinguishable by the long tufts on the tips of their ears, so they look like a huge bob cat. Their monster paws allow them to navigate in deep snow. I love the quality of their dense fur which is a soft buff with a lot of dimension, making them quite colorful. These females weigh in at about 25 pounds.
They are playful and seem to enjoy hanging out in the high, open loft where they can survey their domain and look in the window to check out the action inside the gift shop from above.