Luchs

Description

The European lynx at Bayern-Park is a solitary animal, and only one individual occupies the enclosure at any given time. In the wild, the species inhabits dense forests, heathlands, and moorland areas, hunting from branches or rocks and feeding exclusively on meat: mammals up to the size of a roe deer, as well as ground-dwelling birds. The animal weighs around 20 kg, with females generally lighter than males. Life expectancy in the wild ranges from 5 to 10 years, though individuals in captivity tend to live considerably longer. The enclosure at Bayern-Park is designed to reflect a natural habitat, featuring dense tree cover, moss-covered rocks, and dark sheltered dens. Although lynxes are typically nocturnal in the wild, the resident female can often be spotted by visitors during daylight hours. She is known to present herself near the fence, though she also retreats regularly to her den. Her diet includes venison, beef, pigeon, chicks, rabbit, and offal, with rabbit being her preferred food. In the wild, deer would constitute her sole source of nutrition. When a kill is too large to consume at once, a lynx will bury the remains and return to them later.