coolest looking cat on earth, the Spanish, or Iberian Lynx mono.org/~tannasg/LALcats/cats/lynx/WC-03.spanish-lynx.jpg The Iberian lynx, (Lynx pardinus), is a critically endangered species of felid native to the Iberian Peninsula in Southern Europe. A rabbit specialist, the Iberian lynx is unable to significantly alter its diet and, as a result, its population declined sharply when its main prey was decimated by two diseases in the 20th century.[2][3] It was also affected by the loss of scrubland, its main habitat, to human development.[3] It is now one of the most endangered cat species in the world.[4] According to the conservation group SOS Lynx, if the Iberian lynx died out, it would be the first feline species to become extinct since prehistoric times.[5] Captive breeding and reintroduction programs have boosted their numbers. As of 2013, Andalusia has a population of 309 living in the wild.[6][7]
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