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THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD 



EUROPEAN LYNX 



The largest of the cat tribe left in Europe 



in that way. When traveling, it trots 

 or gallops in a very dog-like fashion. 

 Where sheep graze at large on moun- 

 tains, as in the Balkans and in Greece, 

 the lynx is a great enemy of the flocks. 

 In Norway, where the animal is now- 

 very rare, there is a tradition that it 

 is more mischievous than the wolf, and 

 a high price is set on its head. 



In Siberia and North Russia 

 must (if the lynx-skins taken are 

 sold to the Chinese. The lynx-skins 

 brought here are mainly those of the 

 Canadian species. The fur is dyed, 

 and used fur the busbies of the 

 officers in the hussar regiments. 

 These skins vary much in colour, 

 and in length and quality of fur. 

 The price varies correspondingly. 

 The Canadian lynx lives mainly on 

 the wood-hares and on the wood- 

 grouse of the North American forests. The flesh of the lynx is said to be good and tender. 



Brehm says of the Siberian lynx: " It is a forest animal in the strictest sense of the word. 

 But in Siberia it occurs only singly, and is rarely captured. Its true home is in the thickest 

 parts in the interior of the woods, and these it probably never leases except when scarcity of 

 food "i- the calls of love tempt it to wander to the outskirts. Both immigrants and natives hold 

 the hunting of the lynx in high esteem. This proud cat's activity, caution and agility, and 

 powers of defense arouse the enthusiasm of every sportsman, and both skin and flesh are valued, 

 the latter not only by the Mongolian tribes, but also by the Russian hunters. The lynx is 

 seldom captured in fall-traps; 

 he often renders them useless 

 by walking along the beam 

 and stepping on the lexer, 

 and he usually leaps over the 

 spring-traps in his path. So 

 only the rifle and dogs are 

 left." 



The Red Lynx is a small 

 American variety, the coat of 

 which turns tawny in summer, 

 when it much resembles a 

 large cat. It is called in some 

 part- i if tlie United States the 

 Mountain-cat. This lynx is 

 30 inches long in the body, 

 with a tail 6 inches long. It 

 is found on the eastern or 

 Atlantic side of the continent, 

 and by no means shun- the 

 neighbourhood of settlements. 



B; pirmiition of Mr. V. tl. Gundy~\ 



CANADIAN LYNX 



Gr.a' numbers of these are trapped every year for the sake of their fur 



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