Lake Superior Zoo welcomes a pair of Canadian lynx brothers
DULUTH, Minn.– The Lake Superior Zoo was thrilled to announce two new big cats, after they arrived back in October.
Canadian lynx brothers six-year-old Bjorn and seven-year-old Floki traveled to Duluth from the Pittsburgh Zoo.
The boys are right at home, as they originated in this region, but they also live all over Canada.
Zoo staff telling us, they are part of the species survival plan and are federally threatened,
The habitat has been empty, since the loss of 17-year-old felix the Eurasian lynx, and that they’re glad to have some photogenic faces filling the enclosure.
“Lynx are a species that we have but we don’t get to see very often, connecting to them in this way is very, very special, and being able to see them in a space where they would naturally be is awesome, and it is one of my favorite parts of being a zookeeper by far,” explained Micalya Coble, primary carnivore keeper at the Lake Superior Zoo.
Staff said there’s a possibility the brothers can participate in a breeding program elsewhere.
But for now, they’re enjoying the snow and settling in at home.
