What Lynx is best Lynx?

KönigDerKaffeebohnen

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I thought this could be a fun topic, as we have two different lynxes in the top 30, with the other 3 also okay options.

In my opinion, theres only one must have lynx and it just like with the otters the most unique one,the caracal.
These beautiful reddish brown cats spread from northern africa, over the middle east till india, covering 3 regions that all could need a bit of love.
Its also a desert animal, something thats still quite lacking.

For the second lynx to go along with them, i chose the eurasian lynx. Besides there amazing range across all of northern asia and making a comeback in the middle of europe, they are also iconic to our culture and live in temperate and taiga biomes, both severly underrepresented compared to the grassland of the iberian lynx.
This would make for a great contrast with the heat loving caracal, giving us a cat for cold and heat each.
They are also the most common lynx in captivity, with just the european subspecies and the ones without a defined subspecies combined beinh held in 343 zoos in the EAZA, with the other 3 species of lynx having 7 worldwide in case of the iberian lynx, 29 in the EAZA for the bobcat, thats also visually distinct enough from the eurasian lynx with its smaller size and shorter, reddish fur to be a welcome reskin, and the canadian has 15 holdings. For completion, caracal has 65 holdings, making it atleast in the EAZA the second most common lynx of the 5 main species.
 
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Aramar

Aramar
I can't choose between the Eurasian or the Iberian lynx.

It's true that we have lots of grassland animals, but the grassland from the Iberian lynx would be the Mediterranean grassland, not the African savannah grassland, and we need more animals from that area.

On the other hand, the Eurasian lynx has a broader distribution and it's more common, although we already have Siberian tiger and Snow leopard (and we might get Amir leopard at some point).

Conclusion: I want both haha
 

Britches

Britches
The best lynx is every lynx 😅
I remember ZT2 days... the caracal and iberian one were already in the base game. I downloaded the eurasian and canadian lynx from the ZT2 Round Table, because my zoo felt incomplete with just two of them. This has been years ago of course. But still today I couldn't decide and choose just one. They're all amazing, fluffyplushycute felines. So I better don't choose one and take whatever lynx might come one day, cause... whatever might come, I will love it anyway and... I'm not happy with just one either way 😆
 

ElectricMonk

ElectricMonk
In general I prefer species with broader distributions. In this case though, I think I side with the Iberian (though I waver). IMO the Iberian has several advantages:

1: endemic to Europe - Europe has so few endemic that it’d be a pitty to miss out in one of the most iconic.
2: conservation status - I think that there are advantages to including some endangered species, especially flagship species, like the Iberian lynx.
3: Europe currently lacks grassland species. Whereas Asia has lots of cats, including cats that inhabit both cold and warm biomes.
 

AlexVonHumbug

AlexVonHumbug
another cat? ^^ we will all turn into the crazy cat lady. But we certainly need one of the sp. with dots, and redish or yellowish is better than brown and grey ^^.
 

Aramar

Aramar
Actually, thinking about it, the Iberian lynx would also probably receive the temperate tag, because otherwise we won't have any trees to place in their habitats 😅 (unless they add Mediterranean trees and give them the grassland tag)
 

DarthQuell

DarthQuell
My top pick is the bobcat, because on a property in east Texas I've seen the bobcat multiple times. Tan markings, agile, mysterious. I love the deep growls that they do, as well.

But, any lynx will do, just the bobcat is my top choice because I've had some nice memories about it, just getting excited when I managed to spot it 3 times, wow
 

jcp011c

jcp011c
I'm absolutely okay with either the Iberian or Eurasian Lynx, though the Eurasian Lynx would give an additional continent for correct foliage options.
 

DragonNTiger

D
I tend to favor what I think looks best, and in this case that would be the Eurasian Lynx... mainly because the Iberian's beard fur looks weird. Would prefer the Caracal the most, but as pointed out, it's not a lynx...
 

KönigDerKaffeebohnen

K
Btw, here are some pictures of our lynxes.Without much bias of what is what, i would say top left and bottom right are the two i like most and actually look like they could exist next to each other in the game. Top right does look unique, but i prefer the more normal look of the others, while the bottom left looks rather bland and like a mix of top left and bottom right, without the defining features of any of them.
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Ounze

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I'm torn between the Iberian (Endangered, and an endemic to a small area), and Bobcat (Their screams are haunting, perfect for Halloween).
 

markun

markun
Eurasian lynx for me as it is much more versatile and widespread in captivity than, for example, the Iberian lynx. And it also reflects my interests in central and Northern European zoos.
 
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