Petra was born at Norfolk Wildlife Park (which is now closed) and moved on to a number of temporary homes. These included spending time at Amazing Animals, owned by Jim Clubb, involved in the animal training and film industry. From there she moved on to Santago Rare Leopard Project, a private cat sanctuary in Hertfordshire, until its closure. She has since been at The Big Cat Sanctuary where she has become a star of the photography workshops and firm favourite with staff and volunteers. She is a very bouncy girl and loves to jump around for her food of an evening.
The Eurasian Lynx is the largest of the four species of the lynx family, (the other three being the Canadian Lynx, Iberian Lynx and the Bobcat), and can often be known as the Northern or European Lynx. Lynx were eradicated in the UK a thousand years ago. They are found in forests and habitats with rocky outcrops across Europe and central Asia. Reintroduction of lynx has been successful in Europe and is planned for parts of Britain.
They are much ‘leggier’ than the other lynx and can be as tall as 70cm high at the shoulder and are perfectly adapted to change with the seasons, having a short, coarse summer coat, which is red in colour. Eurasian lynx are the largest, most numerous and most widespread of all four lynx species. Eurasian lynx have long legs and large feet which prevent them from sinking and allow them to continue hunting in deep snow.
