lynx
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For nearly 20 minutes, the lynx remained absorbed in the behaviour, at times standing on its "hind legs with its gaze fixed on the rodent", he said.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
A possible clue to where the lynx - dubbed the Cairngorms Four - originated from was reportedly found near where they were spotted.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026
Two lynx were spotted on Wednesday 8 January in the Drumguish area near Kingussie in a landscape of sweeping wetlands, woods and farms.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026
The lynx were captured later that day and, like the previous two, showed no fear of people and were not aggressive.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026
Pantalaimon became a lynx at once and padded to the open door, gazing fiercely down.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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