Can Lynx Beat Wolves? An Eurasian Lynx Makes a Big Kill in Belarus Forest
Lynx are very cute wild cat species, with 'antennae' on their ears, and their appearance looks very much like a domestic cat, but their tails are much shorter and their bodies are more than one times bigger than cats. There are three types of Lynx in the world, namely Eurasian Lynx, Canadian Lynx and Iberian Lynx. Short-tailed cats belong to the Lynx genus, but they are not usually called Lynx in terms of calling.
Among the four animals in the Lynx genus, the Eurasian Lynx is the largest and also the most powerful in combat, so if any Lynx could fight with wolves, the Eurasian Lynx is the most likely one.
For a long time, Lynx have been underestimated. Most people think that when Lynx and wolves are distributed in the same area, wolves will inhibit the development of Lynx, and when Lynx meet wolves, they will avoid disaster through climbing trees, pretending to be dead, and so on. Is this really the case? Obviously, people don't know the real combat power of Lynx.
The size of Lynx belongs to the medium-sized cat species, and it is also the most powerful medium-sized cat species. Experts from the Belarusian Academy of Sciences have observed animals in the Naliboki Forest and Pazir Forest for a long time, and they found that Lynx is simply a miniature 'King of Beasts'.
Between 1997 and 2017, there were as many as 16 incidents of Lynx killing wolves, and among the 4 wolves killed by Lynx, in addition to 11 young wolves, there were also 4 female wolves and 1 male wolf. Lynx is a very intelligent wild animal, it will not directly conflict with wolf packs, but will specifically target young wolves, pregnant female wolves, and lone wolves.
In the Naliboki Forest, adult Lynx, especially large male Lynx, will regularly hunt wolves in their territory. When the warm season comes in the spring, the number of lone wolves is even greater than the number of wolves in packs, at this time Lynx killing wolves will be more frequent.
Although Lynx mainly deal with young wolves or pregnant female wolves in the late term, does Lynx have the ability to kill adult male wolves? In fact, it has this ability.
In April 2017, a Lynx and a male wolf fought in the Naliboki Forest. Although the wolf did not die, it was seriously injured and died shortly after, which shows that in single combat, Lynx has the strength to win against wolves. Moreover, Lynx can 'sweep everything' in this forest!
Wolves killed by Lynx
Studies have found that these red foxes, weasels, badgers and other carnivorous animals are all killed or inhibited by Lynx. Of the 64 red foxes and weasels marked with radioactive labels, 34 were killed by Lynx or wolves, and after more detailed investigation, it was found that Lynx would hunt one red fox every 16 days and one weasel every 29 days, and on average, it would hunt 23 red foxes and 12 weasels every year, but only 43.3% of the corpses were eaten by Lynx, so from this perspective, Lynx hunting them is not just for food, but for the safety of their cubs.
Red foxes killed by Lynx
