COMMON LYNX. 377 



an animal of a short or thickish form, and co- 

 vered with a very thick soft fur. The fur of the 

 Lynx is held in considerable estimation, and such 

 skins as approach to a pale or whitish colour, and 

 on which the spots are most distinct, are the 

 most valued. The best are found in the neigh- 

 bourhood of the Lake Balkash, and are said to 

 sell for one pound sterling on the spot. The 

 female produces three or four young at a birth, 

 which she deposits in the deepest recesses of the 

 woods. The Lynx is said to howl almost in the 

 manner of a Wolf. In a state of captivity it 

 seems extremely ferocious, frequently expressing 

 its malignity by a kind of snarling scream, and is 

 not be tamed. 



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