Felids Interactions - Interspecific Conflicts

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Interesting encounter between Lynx and Wolf from Belarus.

From Cairngorms Nature:
If you like your nature big, shaggy and a bit fierce, you'll like this.
Fascinating camera trap images of two former inhabitants of the Cairngorms, the lynx and the wolf, has emerged from the forests of Belarus.
These images show a large male Eurasian lynx being met by an average sized male wolf. The lynx, known as 'Kazimir' by Belarussian biologist Dr Vadim Sidorovich, was marking his territory at a favoured site on an abandoned forest road, where he'd recently been filmed grooming and sleeping. He then noticed a lone wolf running towards him. After each of them stood their ground in aggressive poses for about 30 seconds, a fight broke out and they struggled violently for 4 seconds.
Kazimir got the upper hand over the wolf, which promptly ran off into the trees. Immediately afterwards Kazimir again marked his territory twice. The wolf returned 6 minutes after Kazimir left the scene, but looking a bit more bedraggled than when he'd first arrived. However, that night Kazimir returned to the same spot where he again marked, groomed repeatedly, and then slept.

All photos by Vadim Sidorovich.

The male lynx had been marking his territory when he was approached by an on-rushing male wolf.

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The lynx and wolf squared up to each other for about 30 seconds.

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The tense stand-off continues. The lynx has arched his back to look as big as possible.

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It all kicks off and the lynx and wolf struggle violently. The fur flies!

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The wolf runs off, leaving the lynx defiantly checking that his adversary has moved on.

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