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The Living Animals of the World 



PJ(Oio htj A. 6'. Ki'.dtand <i- Sons. 



EUROPEAN LYNX. 

 Ths largest nf the cat tribe lul't in Europe 



attack usually in that way. When 

 travelling, it trots or gallops in a 

 very dog-like fashion. Where sheep 

 graze at large on mountains, 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 Eussia 

 most of the lynx-skins taken are 

 sold to the Chinese. The lynx-skins 

 brought to London are mainly those 

 of the Canadian species. The fur is 

 dyed, and used for the busbies of 

 tlie officers in our 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 lo\e 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 defence 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 Eussian hunters. 



The lynx is seldom cajitured 



in fall-traps; he often .^'-^^^kii^ 



renders them useless by walk- 

 ing along the beam and 



ste[iping on the lever, and 



he usually leajis 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, 



wiien it much resemljles a 



large cat. It is called in some 



parts of the Ignited States 



the I\Iountain-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 shuns the 



neighbourhood of settlements. 



Jlf/ jjcnnitinion of Mr. -S'. B. Givady] 



CANADIAN LYNX. 

 Great ntinibers of tbese are trapped ever}' year for tlie sake of their fur. 



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