Tag Archive for 'Lynx'

La Prele bone needle and needle preform reconstructions and Micro-CT scans of comparative faunal specimens. Image credit: Pelton et al., doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0313610.

Early North Americans Made Needles from Bones of Canids, Felids and Hares, Archaeologists Say

Nov 27, 2024 by News Staff

Bone needles found at the 12,900-year-old site of La Prele in Wyoming, the United States, were produced from the bones of foxes; hares; and felids such...

Yuk et al. examined the hunting technique employed by red and arctic foxes, known as mousing, wherein they dive head-first into snow to capture prey. Image credit: Yellowstone National Park.

Study: Elongated Snouts Protect Snow-Diving Foxes from Injury

Apr 30, 2024 by News Staff

Certain fox species plunge-dive into snow to catch prey, a hunting mechanism called mousing. Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus)...

The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus): a female lynx with two cubs. Image credit: Centre for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology.

Researchers Sequence Genome of Iberian Lynx

Dec 15, 2016 by News Staff

A team of researchers in Spain has successfully sequenced and analyzed the genome of the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus), the world’s most endangered feline...