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Iberian Lynx

he Iberian lynx is a big cat species, like the Canadian lynx, the Eurasian lynx, and the bobcat. But it is the rarest and most threatened of them all. The first part of its name comes from the place where it is found, the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. The second word, lynx, is Greek for “to shine.” It might refer to

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