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The Lynx ( lince )
The lynx is a solitary cat that haunts the remote northern forests of North America, Europe, and Asia. Lynx are covered with beautiful thick furthat keeps them warm during frigid winters. Their large paws are also furry and hit the ground with a spreading toe motion that makes them function as naturalsnowshoes.
These stealthy cats avoid humans and hunt at night, so they are rarely seen.
There are several species of lynx. Few survive in Europe but those that do, liketheir Asian relatives, are typically larger than their North American counterpart, the Canada lynx.
All lynx are skilled hunters that make use of great hearing(the tufts on their ears are a hearing aid) and eyesight so strong that a lynx can spot a mouse 250 feet (75 meters) away.
Canada lynx eat mice, squirrels, and birds,but prefer the snowshoe hare. The lynx are so dependent on this prey that their populations fluctuate with a periodic plunge in snowshoe hare numbers that occursabout every ten years. Bigger Eurasian lynx hunt deer and other larger prey in addition to small animals.
Lynx mate in early spring or late winter. About two monthslater, females give birth to a litter of one to four young.
Humans sometimes hunt lynx for their beautiful fur. One endangered population, the Iberian lynx, strugglesto survive in the mountains of Spain, far from the cold northern forests where most lynx live
Type:
Mammal
Diet:
Carnivore
Size:
Head and body, 32 to 40 in(80 to 100 cm); Tail, 4 to 8 in (10 to 20 cm)
Weight:
22 to 44 lbs (10 to 20 kg)
Protection status:
Threatened
Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man
The lynx is a solitary cat that haunts the remote northern forests of North America, Europe, and Asia. Lynx are covered with beautiful thick furthat keeps them warm during frigid winters. Their large paws are also furry and hit the ground with a spreading toe motion that makes them function as naturalsnowshoes.
These stealthy cats avoid humans and hunt at night, so they are rarely seen.
There are several species of lynx. Few survive in Europe but those that do, liketheir Asian relatives, are typically larger than their North American counterpart, the Canada lynx.
All lynx are skilled hunters that make use of great hearing(the tufts on their ears are a hearing aid) and eyesight so strong that a lynx can spot a mouse 250 feet (75 meters) away.
Canada lynx eat mice, squirrels, and birds,but prefer the snowshoe hare. The lynx are so dependent on this prey that their populations fluctuate with a periodic plunge in snowshoe hare numbers that occursabout every ten years. Bigger Eurasian lynx hunt deer and other larger prey in addition to small animals.
Lynx mate in early spring or late winter. About two monthslater, females give birth to a litter of one to four young.
Humans sometimes hunt lynx for their beautiful fur. One endangered population, the Iberian lynx, strugglesto survive in the mountains of Spain, far from the cold northern forests where most lynx live
Type:
Mammal
Diet:
Carnivore
Size:
Head and body, 32 to 40 in(80 to 100 cm); Tail, 4 to 8 in (10 to 20 cm)
Weight:
22 to 44 lbs (10 to 20 kg)
Protection status:
Threatened
Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man
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