. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammals; Animal behavior. PEESHOO, OR CANADIAN LYNX. This animal is somewhat smaller and is neither so active nor so fero- cious as the European species. It is regarded as a Ian' animal, liking its ease, and is appropriately presented by the artist in an attitude of repose. Its ears are not quite so long, but its ear-tufts are longer than those of the Common Lynx. (Lynx borcalis.) Lynx {Lynx carolinensis), found in North and South Carolina' There does not appear to be much justifi- c
. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammals; Animal behavior. PEESHOO, OR CANADIAN LYNX. This animal is somewhat smaller and is neither so active nor so fero- cious as the European species. It is regarded as a Ian' animal, liking its ease, and is appropriately presented by the artist in an attitude of repose. Its ears are not quite so long, but its ear-tufts are longer than those of the Common Lynx. (Lynx borcalis.) Lynx {Lynx carolinensis), found in North and South Carolina' There does not appear to be much justifi- cation for these divisions, which are based principally upon the different v markings of the fur. In a general way it may be said that the specimens obtained from southern climates are shorter in their fur, more brightly colored and more dis- tinctly spotted than those from the northern regions, but otherwise these animals do not differ in their habits and characteristics, which are those of the Lynx group in general. The Caracal, Among a Southern southern Species of Lynx. Ly n x e S the Caracal (Lynx cara- cal or Caracal melanotic), strikes one as a genuine child of the desert and plain. This animal is smaller than the north- ern species being from twenty-six to thirty inches long, while its tail attains a length of nearly ten inches. The range of the Car- acal is surprisingly large His mode of life is similar to that of his kindred. He preys upon all smaller mammals and birds of the desert, and also attacks Antelopes; at least the Arabs, who call him "Khut el Chala," have assured me that he does. This also agrees with the fact that in Asia, and espe- cially India, he is trained for Antelope, Hare and Rabbit hunting. In my experience the Caracal, proportionately to its size, is the fiercest and wildest member of the Lynx group. No zoo- logical garden has as yet succeeded in taming the ferocious little beast beyond mere toleration of the presence of his keeper in his c
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