. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. KUU'il' L\S\.-l.!j,iai, ruj,:i,i-->.. fi >l â A Mol eitlicr sense e, ni'e nciieialK llv i>la,' oil II ],;ir \\iih eaeh nthcr, iis eNaiiijiles ol especial acutem The Kuropean Lynx is spivail over a i^real ]K) of the Contiiieiif, range ut'country which extends IVom the 1 the more northeiai I'oicsts di'Asia. rteiiig Iduml in a 'yreiiees to Scandinavia. It is romi It III The colour of this animal is as varialile as tliat of th" caracal or sanu Duri cfl'cct The
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. KUU'il' L\S\.-l.!j,iai, ruj,:i,i-->.. fi >l â A Mol eitlicr sense e, ni'e nciieialK llv i>la,' oil II ],;ir \\iih eaeh nthcr, iis eNaiiijiles ol especial acutem The Kuropean Lynx is spivail over a i^real ]K) of the Contiiieiif, range ut'country which extends IVom the 1 the more northeiai I'oicsts di'Asia. rteiiig Iduml in a 'yreiiees to Scandinavia. It is romi It III The colour of this animal is as varialile as tliat of th" caracal or sanu Duri cfl'cct The u in(livi(hial Aviil cluuige t ing the colder niontlis'the i'ur 1) le hue of its fur even nion^ so, for tin acconliiio' ((, til,, si'ason of the ye be â conies larger, fuller, ami imu'e 'q'izzled, tlie I'at iue- jtroiUiced l)y a change in the tijis of the liairs, wliid ter sual col( >ur of the Lynx is a dark grev, washed sundry dark patclu's, large and few upon the body, and I assuiue a ''reyish-whiti aced with red, oil which are ])1 On the body tlic spot nianv and small on the linil circular. The tail of the [,vi length, and .sometime about three feet. IX is short, beinn' at tl s extending only six inches. The lemjll IS. leiirly le most only seven or eiijht iiudies in s assume an oblong or oval shajie, but n]M)ii the limbs tliev are i I ol llu' bod \' and head is This animal resembles tlH> caracal in its habits and mode, of often fall victims to the Lynx, but it linds it other obtaining ])rey, SI small animals. ; chief noiiri-liiiient amoiin' hares, prcy among the brancjies will ike the caracal it is an excellent climber of trees, ami cl lecp and lases it,- Thefuroftlu^ I I ease ami slicce dostiuei ivnx is valuable for tl and le purposes to which the Iclin,. skin is usually commaiiils a fair price in the market. Those wh,, hunt the Lvnx i purjOTse of obtaining its fur, choose the Munt during the cold si it duriny the w asoii the Lynx possesses a i
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