The Spanish Lynx

The Spanish Lynx lives mainly in the southern part of Spain but can be found in isolated parts of Portugal. It feeds mostly on rabbit but can tend to snack on Deer fawn during the winter season. They can be mistaken for the Eurasion Lynx but the Spanish Lynx's coat is a lighter colour of yellow/brown. It is also half the size of an Eurasion Lynx and has long legs, prominent ear tufts and a very short tail. It is hunted heavily because of it's coat and is very rare through out the world. Mating is believed to occur during January and usually the Spanish Lynx has 1-5 kittens. The Kittens are independant at around 8 weeks old. They can live up to 14yrs average and weigh 15-25kg. Their body length in between 850mm-1100mm. Even though they are protectedin a reserev they are still legal to hunt everywhere else!!