Eurasian lynx

Lynx lynx Today, 3 October

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

now young out of the den 144 days

young out of the den Mammal here all year

The whole year

8 August – 24 February

the coastal calendar, shifted 24 days later for this region

Sitting the year outGetting readyYoung aboutYoung leaving

Where to look

Closed forest with deadwood and rock; realistically, a camera trap sees it and you do not.

Worth knowing

Kittens stay with the mother until the next breeding season begins — almost a full year — and are pushed out exactly when she comes into oestrus again. The February overlap is why dispersal and courtship share a month here.

Look it up

photos, sightings and recordings, off this site

iNaturalist — photos and where people are seeing it Wikipedia — Lynx lynx

Regions

where this species is on the list

Dalmatian coastKvarner and IstriaVelebit and the DinaridesSlavonia and the Pannonian plainTukhlia, Ukrainian Carpathians

Phase by phase

dates as they fall in the region chosen above

Phase	When	Length	What it means
courting	11 March – 24 April	45 days	Song, display, fighting, scent-marking — pairs forming or reaffirming.
pregnant	25 April – 12 June	49 days	Pregnant. Nothing to see from outside, which is why the dates matter.
raising young	13 June – 7 August	56 days	Dependent young in the nest, den or burrow, being fed.
young out of the den	8 August – 24 February	201 days	Young out of the nest or den, but still fed and followed by the adults.
young dispersing	25 February – 10 March	14 days	Young leaving for good, looking for a territory of their own.

Other mammals in this region

Beech martenBrown bearEdible dormouseEuropean badgerEuropean hareGrey wolfLesser horseshoe batNorthern white-breasted hedgehogRed deerRed foxRoe deerWild boar

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