How is the lynxes life style of living different from other cats, and how does this help with their survival?

There are eight different species of big cats that include the lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, snow leopard, cougar and lynx. Each of these big cats have different adaptations to help them survive and the lynx possesses different features and behaviours that help them to survive in their environment, here are some of the different behaviours that the lynx possesses:

Tuffs - On the ends of the lynxes ears are tuffs. This helps with the lynxes hearing so they can detect prey and predators from a long distance.
Eye sight – Lynxes have strong eye sight and can see up to 75 metres away unlike their fellow relatives who see their prey from a short distance. Lynxes have also adapted their eye sight to being able to see at night because they are nocturnal and active at night where as other big cats prefer to hunt during the day time.
Fur – The lynx have adapted a thick fur which enables the lynx to live in the snowy areas. The lynx is very different from other big cats because they are mostly found in very hot and open areas. They do not develop a thick layer of skin in the winter like the lynx that is why the lynx is very different from other cats.

The lynx is an agile predator and a solitary animal. Lynxes don’t like company from others of its own species. Relatives like the lion enjoy the company of other lions and create a pride that all hunt, eat and sleep together.

Lynxes are very poor runners. They have a technique of climbing trees and pouncing on their prey. They also have a technique of ambushing and don’t use their speed to their advantage because they don’t use speed to hunt their food. They have a more canine approach to killing unlike the other big cats who use their speed to their advantage.

Lynxes are very different to other big cats and although they are all related to the cat family it was interesting to see how they are all different from each other.