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EXIF: Nikkor 105 mm f/3,5 1/200 ISO-200 (Click on the picture to see it in full size.)

This is our cat, I guess he is about 12-13 years old.

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Or maybe not……

A lynx (plural lynxes) is any of four big-sized wild cats. All are members of the genus Lynx, but there is considerable confusion about the best way to classify felids at present, and some authorities classify them as part of the genus Felis. The Caracal, despite sometimes being called Persian lynx or African lynx, does not belong to this genus.

This picture is from the Nordic Ark in Sweden.

The Eurasian lynx ranges from central and northern Europe across Asia. Since the beginning of the 20th century, the Eurasian lynx was considered extinct in the wild in Slovenia and Croatia. A resettlement project, begun in 1973, has successfully reintroduced lynx to the Slovenian Alps and the Croatian regions of Gorski Kotar and Velebit, including Croatia’s Plitvice Lakes National Park and Risnjak National Park. In both countries, the lynx is listed as an endangered species and protected by law. Lynx-spotting can be arranged in cooperation with the Risnjak National Park. Several lynx resettlement projects begun in the 1970s have been successful in various regions of Switzerland. Since the 1990s, there have been numerous efforts to resettle the Eurasian lynx in Germany. Lynx are found in the Białowieża Forest in northeastern Poland , in Estonia and in the northern west parts of China in the tibetian mt. range. In Romania the numbers exceed 2,000, the largest population in Europe outside of Russia, although most experts consider the official population numbers to be overestimated. Lynx are more common in northern Europe, especially in Sweden, Estonia, Finland, and the northern parts of Russia. The swedish population is estimated to be 1200 – 1500 individuals, spread all over the country but more common in middle Sweden and in the mountain range. Lynxes in Britain were wiped out in the 17th Century but there is a plan to reintroduce them to curb the numbers of deer. The critically endangered Iberian lynx lives in southern Spain and formerly in eastern Portugal. There is a lynx reprodution centre planned outside Silves in the Algarve in southern Portugal.

source: In English Lynx In Norwegian Gaupe In Swedish Lodjyr

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EXIF: Nikkor 105 mm f/11 1/200 ISO-200

This picture is from Nordens Ark, Sweden. This is the originale picture to the post: The Amur Leopard. Which of them do you prefer?

The Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) is a wild feline predator native to the Russian Far East, and also the mountainous areas of the taiga as well as other temperate forests. It is one of the rarest felids in the world with an estimated 35 to 45 individuals remaining in the wild. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature has deemed the Amur leopard critically endangered, meaning that it is considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

Of the eight subspecies, the Amur, or Far Eastern leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) shows the strongest divergence in coat pattern. The coat is yellowish (especially in winter) and has widely spaced rosettes with thick, black rings and darkened centers. The length of the coat varies between 2.5 cm (1 in) in summer and 7.5 cm (3 in) in winter. They have light, blue-green eyes.

source: In English wiki In Norwegian wiki In Swedish wiki

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EXIF: Nikkor 105 mm f/11 1/200 ISO-200

This picture is from Nordens Ark, Sweden. I have been playing a little in Photoshop, what do you think?

The Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) is a wild feline predator native to the Russian Far East, and also the mountainous areas of the taiga as well as other temperate forests. It is one of the rarest felids in the world with an estimated 35 to 45 individuals remaining in the wild. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature has deemed the Amur leopard critically endangered, meaning that it is considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

Of the eight subspecies, the Amur, or Far Eastern leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) shows the strongest divergence in coat pattern. The coat is yellowish (especially in winter) and has widely spaced rosettes with thick, black rings and darkened centers. The length of the coat varies between 2.5 cm (1 in) in summer and 7.5 cm (3 in) in winter. They have light, blue-green eyes.

source: In English wiki In Norwegian wiki In Swedish wiki

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EXIF: Sigma 220 mm f/5.3 1/500 ISO-200

A couple of snow leopards caught in the act at the Nordic Arc. I did not have a clear view, so there is some grass in between.

The snow leopard (Uncia uncia or Panthera uncia), sometimes known as ounce, is a moderately large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central Asia. The classification of this species has been subject to change and its exact taxonomic position will not be resolved until further studies are conducted.

It cannot roar, despite possessing some ossification of the hyoid bone. The presence of this ossification was previously thought to be essential for allowing the big cats to roar, but new studies show that the ability to roar is due to other morphological features, especially of the larynx, which are absent in the snow leopard.

source: In English wiki In Norwegian wiki

This one is also taken at the zoo in The Nordic Ark. There was a thick glass between us and it did not do any good for the picture as it did for my life.

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