. The American natural history : a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America . Natural history. Drawn by J. Carter Beard. CANADA LYNX. sage-brush plains, and even deserts. They prey chiefly upon rabbits and hares, grouse, prairie- "dogs," ground squirrels, and any other living â creatures, except porcupines, which they can â¢catch and kill. They are not courageous, or disposed to fight except when cornered, and so far as voluntarily attacking human beings is concerned, Lynxes are no more dangerous than rabbits. In North America the genus Lynx is repre- sen
. The American natural history : a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America . Natural history. Drawn by J. Carter Beard. CANADA LYNX. sage-brush plains, and even deserts. They prey chiefly upon rabbits and hares, grouse, prairie- "dogs," ground squirrels, and any other living â creatures, except porcupines, which they can â¢catch and kill. They are not courageous, or disposed to fight except when cornered, and so far as voluntarily attacking human beings is concerned, Lynxes are no more dangerous than rabbits. In North America the genus Lynx is repre- sented by two well-marked types. The Canada Lynx1 is a heavily-furred, short- bodied, long-legged bob-tailed wild cat of a pep- per-and-salt gray color, standing about IS inches high at the shoulders. It is readily recognized by the long pencil of stiff, black hair rising from the tip of each ear, and its huge, hairy paivs. Its big eyes and long side whiskers give it a really terrifying countenance, particularly when it snarls. To the lone hunter who camps in the dark and gloomy forests inhabited by this creat- ure, it seems a very dangerous animal; but in reality it is not so. Those who have hunted it say it is not courageous, and at close quarters is easily killed with a stick. It is a good climber, swims well, but on land runs rather poorly, with a galloping gait. Although found in a few local- ities in the northern United States, its real home is in the provinces of Quebec, Ontario, and the 1 Lynx can-a-den'sis. Northwest, up to Latitude 60°. A good aver- age-sized male specimen collected by Professor Dyche in British Columbia measured as follows: Height, 17-J inches; head and body length, 32 inches; tail, 5 inches; girth, 17-J inches. The weight of a full-grown specimen is 22 pounds, and the young are two in number. This species is rarely seen in captivity, and is al- ways desired by zoological parks and gardens. Living specimens are worth from $10 to S-10 each. The Bay
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