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Welcome to Lynx Nature Books! We publish high-quality books that deepen the understanding of nature and support its conservation.

Because we protect what we love, and we love what we understand.

12/08/2026

🐘 Happy World Elephant Day!

Today, we're celebrating one of the world's most extraordinary mammals.

Did you know that elephants communicate through both the trumpets and rumbles we can hear and low-frequency calls containing infrasound, which falls below the range of human hearing? Under favourable conditions, powerful rumbles can travel several kilometres, helping elephants stay in contact across considerable distances.

Or that elephants have the longest gestation period of any living land mammal? Calves spend around 22 months developing before they are born and can usually stand within their first hour of life.

Elephant family groups are led by experienced female matriarchs, whose accumulated knowledge helps their families locate food and water and navigate their surroundings. Their incredible memories, complex communication and strong social bonds are just some of the reasons elephants are considered among the most intelligent animals on Earth.

These highly social animals also play a vital role in maintaining healthy ecosystems—for example, by dispersing seeds, creating pathways and modifying vegetation. That makes them well worth celebrating today and every day!

If you'd like to discover even more about elephants and the incredible diversity of hoofed mammals, Volume 2 of the Handbook of the Mammals of the World, Hoofed Mammals, is an essential addition to your bookshelf. Written by world-leading experts, it explores the biology, behaviour, evolution, and conservation of elephants alongside rhinos, giraffes, hippos, antelopes, deer, and many more, with hundreds of stunning photographs, illustrations, and distribution maps.

📚 Celebrate World Elephant Day by learning something new about these magnificent animals.

10/08/2026

Happy World Lion Day! 🦁

Lions (Panthera leo) are the most social of all wild cats. They live in prides—family groups centred on related lionesses and their young—in which females cooperate to hunt and rear their cubs. Both females and males also play important roles in defending the pride and its territory.

Lions are renowned for their powerful roar, which can travel up to 8 kilometres (5 miles) under the right conditions, helping pride members stay in contact and signalling their presence to neighbouring lions.

Lions have disappeared from much of their historic range and now survive in fragmented populations across sub-Saharan Africa and in India. Habitat loss, conflict with humans and declining prey populations continue to threaten wild lion populations, making conservation more important than ever.

📖 If you’re looking for an even deeper dive, Volume 1 of the Handbook of the Mammals of the World, Carnivores, explores every family within the order Carnivora, including the cat family, Felidae. Written by world-leading experts, it provides detailed accounts of each species’ taxonomy, behaviour, ecology, distribution and conservation, accompanied by stunning photographs, illustrations and maps.

Lions are also among the 6,581 mammal species featured in All the Mammals of the World, the first single-volume illustrated guide to the world’s living and recently extinct mammal species.

08/08/2026

🎥 VIDEO OF THE DAY: Resting beak face 😴🪶

Sometimes the busiest birds are the ones doing absolutely nothing. These Pied Avocets (Recurvirostra avosetta) know the value of a well-earned break. Three drift asleep on the water while two others take time to preen, keeping their feathers clean, waterproof, and ready for whatever comes next.

📍 Video recorded at the Réserve Ornithologique du Teich, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France by

06/08/2026

When you think of primates, what comes to mind? Chimpanzees? Gorillas? New and Old World monkeys?

What many people don’t realise is that lemurs are primates too, and in the wild, they are found only in Madagascar.

Representing an early-diverging branch of the primate family tree, lemurs have evolved in isolation on Madagascar for millions of years, giving rise to an extraordinary diversity of species. From the unmistakable Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) to the tiny mouse lemurs of the genus Microcebus, they are among the most distinctive and fascinating primates on Earth.

Sadly, lemurs are also among the world’s most threatened groups of mammals. An estimated 98% of lemur species face a risk of extinction, with habitat loss, hunting and other human pressures placing their survival in jeopardy.

📚 If you would like to discover more about these remarkable animals, Lemurs of Madagascar, Fifth Edition is one of the most comprehensive guides available. Covering all 112 lemur taxa recognised at the time of publication, it features detailed species accounts and more than 600 drawings, photographs and maps. It also explores the origins, discovery, study and conservation of Madagascar’s extraordinary primates.

Whether you’re planning a trip to Madagascar or are simply fascinated by wildlife, it is an essential companion for anyone who wants to understand these remarkable animals and the urgent need to protect them.

04/08/2026

Today, on International Clouded Leopard Day, we celebrate some of the world’s most mysterious and remarkable wild cats: the clouded leopards of the genus Neofelis.

Did you know that clouded leopards are not true leopards? Unlike the Leopard (Panthera pardus), they belong to the distinct genus Neofelis, which comprises two living species: the Mainland Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) and the Sunda Clouded Leopard (N. diardi).

Clouded leopards are extraordinary climbers. Their flexible ankle joints allow them to descend tree trunks headfirst, while their powerful limbs, broad paws and exceptionally long tails help them move through the forest canopy. They also possess the longest canine teeth in relation to skull size of any living cat.

Found across parts of South and Southeast Asia, from the Himalayan foothills and southern China to the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, clouded leopards are exceptionally difficult to observe in the wild. Both species are classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, with habitat loss, forest fragmentation, illegal hunting and wildlife trade among their principal threats.

Both are among the many remarkable cats illustrated in All the Mammals of the World—and just two examples of the extraordinary diversity of mammals on our planet.

This beautifully illustrated single-volume guide covers 6,581 mammal species, including all 6,459 extant wild species, with 7,349 illustrations, a distribution map for every living wild species and the IUCN Red List status of each species.

Have you ever seen a clouded leopard, or is one on your wildlife bucket list? Tell us below! ☁️🐆

29/07/2026

🐅 Today, on World Tiger Day, we celebrate the largest living cat on Earth, and one of nature's most iconic predators.

Tigers (Panthera tigris) inhabit an extraordinary range of environments across Asia, from tropical and temperate forests to grasslands, mangrove swamps and the snowy taiga of the Russian Far East. Their strength, adaptability and elusive nature have made them enduring symbols of the wild.

Tiger taxonomy remains under scientific review. One widely used classification recognises six living subspecies: the Amur, Bengal, Indochinese, Malayan, South China and Sumatran Tigers. Each represents a distinct part of the tiger’s remarkable geographic and evolutionary diversity, although the South China Tiger has not been confirmed in the wild for decades.

Despite surviving immense environmental changes over their evolutionary history, tigers now face pressures created largely by human activity. Habitat loss and fragmentation, poaching, the illegal wildlife trade and the depletion of their prey continue to threaten populations across their remaining range.
Once widespread across much of Asia, tigers now survive in scattered populations occupying only a small fraction of their historic territory. Protecting them therefore means preserving not only an extraordinary species, but also the extensive and biodiverse ecosystems on which countless other forms of life depend.

At Lynx Nature Books, we are proud to document these magnificent cats in Volume 1 of the Handbook of the Mammals of the World, Carnivores, and in All the Mammals of the World. Through authoritative texts, detailed illustrations, distribution maps and outstanding wildlife photography, these landmark references place the tiger alongside the extraordinary diversity of the world’s mammals.

28/07/2026

🌍Today, on World Nature Conservation Day, we celebrate the extraordinary diversity of life on Earth and the responsibility we all share to protect it.

From the deepest oceans to the highest mountains, and from tropical rainforests to deserts and polar regions, every ecosystem forms part of a vast and interconnected web of life.

Each species, however large or small, contributes to the health, balance and resilience of the natural world. When one part of that web is lost, the effects can extend far beyond a single species, disrupting entire ecosystems and the communities that depend on them.

Yet biodiversity continues to decline at an alarming rate. Habitat loss, climate change, pollution, invasive species and unsustainable exploitation are placing growing pressure on wildlife around the world.

Conservation is therefore not only about protecting individual species. It is also about safeguarding the ecosystems that support all life, including our own.

At Lynx Nature Books, this conviction lies at the heart of everything we publish. Through authoritative reference works, field guides and natural history books, we aim to deepen understanding, inspire curiosity and contribute to the global effort to protect the planet’s extraordinary biodiversity. 🐾

25/07/2026

VIDEO OF THE DAY: Foraging on the forest floor in Thailand 🌿

A Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush (Pterorhinus pectoralis) searches for food among the leaf litter of Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand.

These highly sociable birds are often seen moving through the forest in lively, vocal groups. Using their strong bills, they turn over and probe through fallen leaves in search of insects and other small invertebrates.

With their striking plumage, constant chatter and energetic behaviour, Greater Necklaced Laughingthrushes are among the most charismatic inhabitants of Southeast Asia’s forests.

📍 Video recorded in Kaeng Krachan National Park, Phetchaburi, Thailand by

22/07/2026

🎥 VIDEO OF THE DAY: Nature's perfect eye-ring 👁️

Two Warbling White-eyes (Zosterops japonicus) visiting a stream and bathing.

📍 Video recorded in Yamanakako, Yamanashi, Japan by

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