Unlike the North American lynx, which specializes on the snowshoe hare, European and Siberian lynx focus primarily on small ungulates like roe deer and musk deer. But hungry cats can’t be choosy and must be prepared to exploit any potential prey if they are to survive in the wild.
As part of a small carnivore project at Sikhote-Alin Biosphere Zapovednik, specialists of ANO WCS in cooperation with SABZ are monitoring activities around den sites to understand population dynamics of badgers. To our surprise, this video (below) captured a young lynx practicing his hunting skills on an unsuspecting badger. Lucky for the badger, this lynx was not prepared to exploit this opportunity. One more failed hunt, but another lesson learned for this young hunter: next time, be decisive!