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In Europe the lynx used to be found at low elevations, in Gilgit it occurs at 

 elevations of about five thousand feet, while in Tibet it is not found below some 

 fourteen to fifteen thousand feet in summer. The food of the lynx varies according 

 to its habitat. In Europe it preys upon birds and upon Mammals varying in size 

 from mice to goats and sheep, and perhaps occasionally larger species. In dis- 

 position it is extremely savage, and will often kill more animals than it can devour ; 



THE EUROPEAN I.YNX. 

 (One-tenth natural size.) 



Dr. Scully mentioning that in Gilgit a pair of lynxes killed six sheep in a single 

 night. From two to three cubs are produced at a birth ; the lair being usually 

 formed among rocks. The young are born blind. 



When taken young, the lynx can be easily tamed. The writer saw a full- 

 grown tame Tibetan lynx in the possession of the late Mr. W. H. Johnson, then 

 governor of I/adakh, in Leh, during the year 1874, and another in Calcutta in 1878, 



