Love is in the air at Dartmoor Zoo and the new couple on the scene are Carpathian Lynxes, Flaviu and Emily, otherwise known as ‘Flavily‘.
We are all delighted to see that Flaviu and Emily have successfully pair bonded.
Emily, a 7.5-year-old arrived late February 2024 from Karlsruhe Zoo in Germany where she was born in 2016.
Flaviu is just under 10 years old and was born at Port Lympne Wildlife Park in 2014, he has been a resident at Dartmoor Zoo since July 2016.
The pair have already been observed mutually grooming and mating and our first little of kittens from the pair could be born as early June.
Conservation breeding of this species is extremely important for the future success of the species as, in the wild, their populations have been in decline for many, many years.
Mixing two members of any apex predator is always a nerve-wracking business and the team here at Dartmoor Zoo spent a considerable amount of time carefully getting the pair used to each other’s scent and presence before they were successfully physically mixed on Tuesday the 19th March 2024.
All this preparation was worthwhile as the pair immediately bonded and have been inseparable ever since.
Make sure to view the magic of this new couple in person and get your Dartmoor Zoo tickets today!