Stalker~~> - a male Siberian Lynx born 4/1/90 was rescued from a fur farm on 9/19/93. We were
trying to buy off every cat, in every fur farm that we could find. He was and is a viscous animal and
one of only two that we feel would be a menance to humans should he ever escape. He is very
playful and makes a toy of everything. He loves his mate and throws a natural cat fit when they have
to be separated.
<~~Saskwatch
- a female Canadian Lynx born 1988 was rescued from a fur farm on 9/19/93. She
had been sold as a pet kitten, but at nine months was too large for her elderly caretaker, who
returned her to the fur farm. Saskwatch lived in a small, dirty cage, just big enough to turn around in
for five years making babies for the fur trade. Being an unreliable breeder we were able to buy her
and bring her home to live out the rest of her life in peace, with no danger of her becoming a collar
on someone's coat. When we got her home she waltzed out of the carrier as tame as any cat we
have. She has her claws and the only danger she presents is when we try to leave her cage, she
hangs on to keep us with her. She suddenly became ill in November 1995 and underwent intensive
treatment for several weeks, during which time she refused to eat on her own. Every bite of food
had to be forced upon her and she was receiving subcutaneous fluids several times a day for weeks.
Finally in the last week of December she began eating on her own and taking interest in life again.
She has had many visitors come and sit with her to help her through.
<~~Willow
- a female Siberian Lynx born in the Spring of 1994 at a fur farm in
Canada. We had bought all of the kittens the farm had and they had been shipped here in crates so
small that the kittens could not move. They arrived in little wire crates that appeared to be fur of
sticky, smelly grey fur. When we opened them and pulled out the contents they began to take form
as some sort of sick, stressed kittens. None of them died in transit, which was a shock, considering
the manner in which they had arrived. Willow was always one of the skinniest and willowyiest of the
group and thus her name. She was raised with Natasha and Alex and still remains one of the
friendliest cats here. She loves to ride piggy back and one of our safest cats with children.
Des-PURR-Ado~~>
- a Lynx/Bobcat Hybrid born on 4/29/96 to Czar and Nakita.
There are four species of Lynx: Canadian, Eurasian (also known as Siberian Lynx), Spanish, and
Bobcat, all of which live in the northern hemisphere. All Lynxes are powerfully built and are of
medium size with stubby tails and tufted ears. The name Lynx was derived from the ancient Greek
word meaning "to see", and was given to this cat as it has sharp sight.
The first species of Lynx is the Canadian Lynx, also known as North American Lynx. It is a solitary
hunter, although it has been known to hunt in pairs and can be found in the dense forest and thick
scrub of Canada. It also can be found in Alaska and the central and northern parts of the United
States. Although its prized fur and increasing human population has become a threat to the Lynx, it is
not considered an endangered species. The Canadian Lynx can weigh up to 37 pounds, head and
body up to three feet, three inches, and tail up to six inches. Their diet consists of mainly snowshoe
hare, and possibly deer, rodents, and birds, which it hunts at night. The female will give birth to two
to three young after a gestation period of nine weeks. Much like the Cougar it has no fixed den, but
usually finds shelter under a tree. The Lynx does not compete with other cat species for prey. It will
retreat and leave the kill behind before it will battle.
Eurasian Lynx - Siberian Lynx (Lynx lynx)
The largest of the four species of Lynx is the Eurasian Lynx, also known as the Siberian Lynx or
Northern Lynx. Twice the size of its Canadian relative it can reach weights up to 80 pounds, head
and body up to four feet, four inches, and tail up to nine inches. Today it is mainly found in woodland
or forests of Scandinavia, Russia, the Balkans, northeastern Poland, the Carpathians, Asia Minor,
northern and central Asia, northern Iraq, and parts of Mongolia and Manchuria. The Eurasian Lynx
will kill and eat rabbits, hare, rodents, deer and birds. In the winter months, the Eurasian Lynx is less
successful at catching prey when hunting on the soft snow than on harder, compacted snow. This is
due to its paws sinking into the soft snow and limiting its ability to run fast. Over the years the
expanding human populations and loss of natural habitat have reduced the Lynx's range. The Lynx's
black-tipped, tufted ears are used to communicate with other Lynx. It also has seasonal fur. In the
summer months the coat is covered with dark spots, which are rarely visible in winter months.
other lynxs at easy street
Czar - a male Eurasian Lynx born in 1986 was sold to us, in the Spring of 1992, as a very rare
breed. We thought he was most impressive, and had never seen another cat that looked like him. He
had a mate, but in five years they had never produced any offspring. Although he was captive born
and raised, he has never been tame, and all the love we give him has never melted his heart. He did
give us a kitten who has an abundance of love to share and is the closest we will probably ever get
to touching Czar. Czar and Nakita gave us three more kittens on 4/29/96.
Nakita - a female Eurasian Lynx born in 1987 and who came with Czar to live with us in 1992.
She is, now that we know better, a Bobcat, but we love her, rare or not. She delivered two kittens
within a couple of weeks of her arrival, but was very nervous and ran with one until it died and
trampled the other. We tried to save the second kitten, but the damage had been done. A year later,
more comfortable in her surroundings, she gave us Alexander.
Alexander - a male Eurasian Lynx born here in May 1994. Every day we'd run out at first light to
be sure that our long awaited kitten was still alive, until the ninth day when he was old enough to take
and bottle raise.
Boris - a male Siberian Lynx born 5/12/93 came with the litter of 56 kittens on May 26, 1993.
We brought home four Siberian Lynxes with that first group of kittens and they quickly endeared
themselves to us. They were the most people oriented wild cats we had ever seen. Walk into a room
full of Bobcat, Canadian, and Siberian kittens and you will see utter chaos (when there's 56 of
them), but at the sound of our voice, no matter what was going on, the Siberians would all come
running. We sold one pair and kept the other. The female that we kept for Boris accidentally hung
herself in an artificial tree, while in the care of a kitty sitter. Losing her was one of our saddest
events. Boris on the other hand outgrew his companions and could not be trusted with the smaller
cats. He gave us our first Siberian Lynx kitten on 4/29/96.
Shatia - a female Canadian Lynx born 5/17/93 came to us on 6/26/93 from a game farm in Ohio.
She has Cardio-Myopathy which is something of a hole in her heart, so she will never be as big and
beautiful as the other Canadians, but she has a lovely disposition. Although declawed on all four
paws, she can climb any tree by leaping up to the first branch and then climbing like a monkey,
wrapping her oversized paws around each branch. She was raised in the house and has the best
house manners of any exotic we've known, but she was moved to a pen with two other tame
Canadian Lynxes when she came into her first heat in 1995.
Dances With Wolves - a female Canadian Lynx born 7/16/91 came to live with us on 1/23/93.
She had been bottle raised and sold to someone who expected her to bond with him more closely
than she did. His cats do commercials and ads and she was not inclined to do either. Livin' on Easy
Street, she can do what comes natural to her.
Kealy - a female Canadian Lynx born 4/1/92 and bottle raised by a couple in New York, who
later divorced in 1995. Both parties loved her, but neither was able to care for her under these
stressful times and after many calls and seeing our sanctuary on film, her "mother" decided to send
her to live with us and be with her own kind. She arrived April 22, 1995 and had to be fed cat food
and a bowl of milk, each evening. We would go and sit with her everyday for hours
until she began to feel more at home. She still "woofs" at people, but she is not aggressive and we try
to spend a little more time with her, to help her emotionally.
Versailles - a female Yukon Lynx born 3/1/89 came with Champlaine on 6/8/94. She is much
larger than the Canadian Lynx, and is shy with people. She was mother raised and does not
understand that we have nothing but love for her in mind.
Anastasia - a female Siberian Lynx born in 1992 came to us with a Geoffroy's Cat on 1/11/94.
She is not a pet, but she is not aggressive. She will eat from our hand, and yet is the perfect play
mate for Stalker.
Katmandu - a male Siberian Lynx born 4/92 was rescued from the same fur farm as Stalker on
9/19/93. He was too young to breed but was such an exceptional male that it costs us twice as much
to get him off the farm and onto Easy Street.
Kanawha - a female Siberian Lynx born 3/89 was purchased by us on 9/21/93 because her
previous owner could not find a mate for her and they could not put any weight on her. She is not as
pretty as Anastasia, but both girls are so closely bonded with their current mates that we cannot
bring ourselves to separate them into our conception of perfect pairs.
Maverick - a male Siberian Lynx . He arrived sick and blind, the obvious runt of the litter, but he held on through the worst and has a marvelous
personality. His brothers came with him, and aren't half as friendly as he is.
Apollo - a male Siberian Lynx who came to us from a fur farm with his two brothers, Zeus and Maverick. He and Zeus were terribly unfriendly, even as kittens, but they have warmed up a good deal since volunteers have been spending time with them.
Zeus - a male Siberian Lynx who cam from a fur farm with Maverick and Apollo.
