Five facts about lynxes:
- A lynx can jump up to 4 meters when attacking its prey. It pursues its prey for a maximum of 80 meters, then gets tired and retreats.
- Contrary to popular belief, a lynx does not jump on its prey from tree branches, but sets up ambushes on the ground or sneaks up on its prey.
- Lynxes do not like foxes and do not allow them to hunt on their territory.
- Lynxes are almost not afraid of people, but very rarely attack them.
- Lynx is the northernmost cat living on Earth, some individuals live even beyond the Arctic Circle.