Sure enough, the second DNA test confirmed his suspicions. "When I saw the tail wasn't right for lynx, I wondered. But when I sent it in, I thought lynx. I was 80 percent sure," Lindquist said.

There are 40 cat species (not taking into account the various breeds of domesticated cats, which are over 70) naturally distributed across every continent except Antarctica and Australia. The wide ...

The lynx is named Linda and the kitty goes by Dusja, according to the St. Petersburg Leningradsky Zoo. And the interactions captured in photos by the zoo between the pair of felines are adorable.

A lynx may look huge to an observer because it is a wild predator, but it is not considered a "big cat." They are 19-24 inches tall at the shoulder and weigh 18-24 pounds, making them about twice ...