74 
THE LYNX. 
a good big bird, or even a lamb if one has the ill 
luck to get in its way, and it will lurk in the dark 
for a very long time. As it will kill more than it 
can eat at once, it does a good deal of harm, and 
men try to take it in a trap. This trap is not like 
a rat trap, but is made with a beam of wood to 
fall on the Lynx when he puts his feet on it to 
pull out the bait. The bait is a bit of raw meat, or 
a dead bird, or dead lamb. 
The fur of the Lynx is of use, as it is nice and 
soft. The Lynx can be made tame, but it is not a 
very easy task to tame it, for it is very apt to snap 
at and bite anybody who goes near it. Even when 
it is kept in a yard, or tied up like a dog, it does not 
make a nice pet, and it is not safe to play with it. 
