A roe deer buck and its bellow were recorded on the trail camera of the Tallinn WaldorfSchool. And what a scary sound. Now we know who makes that terrible sound in the forest!
Estonian text posted by the Team of the Animal of the Year on 03.05.2018
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Hunting place of lynx.
Photo: Ingmar Muusikus
Estonian text posted by the Animal of the Year Team 07.04.2018
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On the threshold of the snow melting Ingmar Muusikus adds one more story about lynx tracking as send off for the winter.
In mid-March I was driving in Kõrvemaa along roads between bogs towards the Kiigumõisa springs. The hope of finding fresh animal tracks was non-existent because of the dense snowfall that had just ended. At a dilapidated farmhouse I stopped. I got out of the car and … a few steps away there were completely fresh lynx tracks! The lynx had passed here no more than 5 minutes ago. An earlier track row would have been erased by the snowfall. With the “hot” tracks in sight the excitement in the soul of the tracker had risen sky-high.
How hot things may become during the heat period we can see in the photo where a wholly wild lynx walks on the Elistvere animal park paths. An interesting female lynx lives there.
To hear the mating song of the lynx however it is worthwhile get to the Elistvere animal park on a March night or watch and listen to the Elistvere lynx camera in Looduskalender – one might be lucky
Photo: Elle Mäerand
Estonian text posted by the Animal of the Year Team 01.03.2018
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The trace of a lynx track is slightly asymmetrical since the inner of the two middle toes reaches far forward. The track is also quite large – length of forepaw 7-9 centimetres..
Because of the sole that is hairy in winter the contour of the track is fuzzy. In deep snow the lynx steps with the hind paw into the track of the forepaw.
Photo: Kalmer Lehepuu
Estonian text posted by the Animal of the Year Team 21.02.2018
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Video recorded by Ahto Täpsi
Photo Arne Ader
Estonian text posted 21.01.2018
This terrain suits the activities of lynxes
Lynx Harilik ilves Lynx lynx
A few degrees of frost and a slight snow cover made the animals use the first few days to familiarize themselves with the new conditions in the forest but the track book is already readable.
This year one lynx in Polvamaa wears a satellite collar. In the image zoologists from the Estonian Environment Agency put the collar on the anesthetized cat.
Photo: Jaanus Remm
Estonian text posted by the Animal of the Year Team 19.01.2018
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Video recorded by Aita, LK forum
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Estonian text posted 09.01.2018
Lynx Ilves ehk harilik ilves Lynx lynx
Although in an enclosure the lynxes rather prefer to keep themselves to themselves. The only time when they look for being close to each other is the heat period but we will have time to write about that later..
On the stormy Saturday night the hoarse calls of the lynxes were heard and an active movement seen. On Sunday all three inhabitants in the enclosure were in camera view at the same time.
Screencaps Laranjeiras, LK forum
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Estonian text posted 14.01.2018
Female lynx Gella spent the time from early morning on the dry and higher sitting area and left from there together with male Lars a little after half past onee
Aasta looma nänni - ilvesepildiga tasse, kotte ja magneteid saab osta Tallinna Loomaaia heategevuslikust e-poest. Tassi ja kotid leiad vastava kategooria alt siit.
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