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America. It was formerly supposed that the Puma 

 could not be tamed ; but this is incorrect, as the late 

 Edmund Kean, the tragedian, had one which followed 

 him about like a dog, and was often permitted to come, 

 at perfect liberty, into the drawing-room when it was 

 full of company. 



THE COMMON LYNX. (Fells Lynx.) 



THERE are several species of Cats to which the common 

 name of Lynxes is applied ; they have short tails and 

 small tufts or pencils of hairs at the tips of the ears. 

 The Common Lynx is found in various parts of Europe 

 and also in the north of Asia. It is about three feet 

 long without the tail, which is six inches in length. 

 The colour is reddish grey above, nearly white beneath. 

 A very similar species, the CANADIAN LYNX (FeUs 

 Canadensis), is found in North America, and its skin is 

 exported in great quantities from the Hudson's Bay 

 territories. The habits of both these species are very 

 much alike ; they swim and climb well, and prey upon 

 small quadrupeds, such as hares, and upon birds. 



