There’s much excitement at the United Kingdom’s Dudley Zoo!  Three Carpathian Lynx cubs – the first ever born at the zoo – arrived on May 23.

Photo Credit:  Dudley Zoological Gardens


The triplets have been tucked in their den with mother Daisy since birth, but they started to explore the great outdoors this week.

Assistant Curator Richard Brown said of first-time mother Daisy, “We’re all absolutely delighted with the cubs’ progress.  We've got a few more weeks to wait until we find out what sex they are, when we'll also be giving them their first vaccinations."

Dad is three-year-old Dave, who remains in the enclosure with Daisy and their offspring. 

Carpathian Lynx are a subspecies of Eurasian Lynx found in the Carpathian mountains of Romania.  Scientists believe that about 2,500 Lynx live in these forests, the densest population in all of Europe. 

Lynx are secretive cats, and are most active early in the morning and late at night.  They feed on hares, birds, and other small prey. 

In some parts of Europe, these cats are locally extinct due to loss of habitat.