In the center of the lovely Kellinghusen Park stands an intriguing monument of a Eurasian lynx, a species native to the forests of Germany. The wide eyed lynx seems to be noticing the approaching visitor for the first time and with ears pointing sideways and body tense is poised as if ready to bound off into the trees. The terracotta sculpture is entitled simply Luchs (the German word for “lynx”) and was created by artist Kurt Bauer in the early 1950s. Bauer was born and lived much of his life in the…
