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THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD 



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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 

 most of 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 for 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 leaves except when scarcity of 



food or the calls of love tempt it to wander to tl.e 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 lever, 



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 



parts of the 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, Bf flrmissitn tf Mr ,. B . Gund ^ 



and by no means shuns the CANADIAN LYNX 



neighbourhood Of Settlements. Great numbers of these are trapped every year for the sake of their fur 



