Oct 20, 2022 · Canada lynx usually have silvery gray coats in winter, changing to red-brown in summer. This rare and unique finding of a black-furred lynx, videoed for the first time a few miles southeast...

Apr 3, 2024 · Scientists have captured the first-ever video of a black Canada lynx near Whitehorse in Yukon Territory. This exciting find shows a unique color form of the Canada lynx, also known as Lynx canadensis. The black fur of this lynx is caused by a rare genetic change called melanism. Melanism makes animals have dark or black coloring.

Oct 31, 2022 · Black Canada lynx seen for the first time ever. The dark-furred cat has a genetic condition called melanism that has been observed in about a third of cats, but not previously in this species.

Feb 24, 2025 · The lynx’s black coat in the video above is due to melanism. This genetic abnormality causes the body to produce too much melanin, a natural dark pigment. Excess melanin causes darker coloring in skin, hair, feathers, or fur.

Body colour varies from medium brown to goldish to beige-white, and is occasionally marked with dark brown spots, especially on the limbs. All species of lynx have white fur on their chests, bellies and on the insides of their legs, fur which is an extension of the chest and belly fur.

Oct 21, 2022 · Normally, the Canada lynx has silvery gray fur in the winter and a darker, reddish-brown coat during the summer months. The peculiar black coat of the lynx captured on camera suggests that it was a...

Oct 21, 2022 · In the wintertime, Canada lynxes have silvery gray fur that changes to red-brown in the summer. The journal Mammalia has reported a rare and uncommon discovery of a black-furred lynx,...

Oct 19, 2022 · EDMONTON, Alberta — Sporting long, dense fur and pointy triangular ears, the Canadian lynx is a sight to behold in any color. Now, a black-coated Canadian lynx has been photographed and recorded for the first time ever by a researcher at the University of Alberta in …

Oct 20, 2022 · An all-black Canada lynx was spotted and caught on camera two summers ago. It’s the first ever documentation of a melanistic lynx, according to a new report published in the scientific journal Mammalia. That report was written by Thomas S. Jung, a wildlife biologist and researcher who captured the footage with his cellphone near the town of ...

Dec 20, 2024 · The Canada Lynx, a species native to North America, is known for its distinctive light brownish-gray fur coat. However, there have been reports of a rare variation – a black-furred Canada Lynx. Until recently, this black-colored type had never been photographed, but a lucky researcher managed to capture some remarkable images in 2022.