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Lynx Boréal


Lynx Boréal
Photo Information
Copyright: Yves LAMBERT (yffic) Silver Note Writer [C: 0 W: 0 N: 13] (82)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-04-10
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Canon EOS 300D, Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 II APO Macro Super, 58mm UV
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/160 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Lesser cats of the world [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-04-12 12:54
Viewed: 2909
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
An other felin of the Zoo of Auneau.

After the Syberian tiger and the Ocelot, here is a commun lynx (the name in french is more unusal: Lynx Boréal)
The lynx is a member of the "felid" or cat family. It lives in boreal forests across North America. Within the Northwest Territories, lynx are found below the treeline and are most numerous in the southwest and in the Mackenzie Delta. Although other prey are eaten, lynx depend heavily on snowshoe hares to thrive. As a result, the lynx populations fluctuate with cycles of the snowshoe hare.
Lynx are medium-sized animals, with the adults weighing an average of 10 kg for males and 8.5 kg for females. They appear somewhat larger than they are because of their long legs and long, thick fur. Some distinctive features of lynx are ear tufts, a ruff of fur around the face, a short black-tipped tail, snowshoe-like paws, and long legs. With their broad, well-furred paws, a necessary adaptation for chasing snowshoe hares in deep snow, lynx are particularly well suited to their northern environment. Their fur is a gray-brown mixture with paler gray or brown on the belly, legs, and feet. In late spring, their colour darkens to a reddish brown.
As usaul, this lynx was solitary and I have wait a long time to let him move for taking a nicer picture but he never move (;-((

Thanks in advanec for yours comments.

Kind regards.

Yves

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To netfalls: Yest it's too small but..yffic 2 04-13 10:32
To thistle: Your comment...yffic 1 04-13 07:15
To Callie: Thanks a lot for your comment !!yffic 1 04-13 04:12
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Hi Yves, and welcome too, I love felines, saw this one now, and just have to drop a line to say it is a real beauty, a bit more eyecontact would have enhabced your impact on your iewer, but then you cannot make cats do what you want. I trust you will have a nice stay here on TN

This is really good shot Yves!
The details, light and colours are very good. I love this green BG.
The only thing that could maybe be a bit better is composition - the cats head is almost in the center of the photo and I think it would have been better not to cut his paws.
Don't get me wrong. Maybe I criticize your photos a bit too much, but I really like them.
Well done!

Great shot, very good details and colours. It's just a bit too small.
Well done.
TFS.

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