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THE STORY OF THE LYNX. 
In Ladak, where the lynx is a rare animal, but seldom seen by Europeans, 
its chief food appears to consist of the blue hares which occur in swarms in 
many of the higher valleys. One summer when shooting at a high elevation 
near Hanle, in Spiti, I suddenly came upon a female lynx with two cubs. I 
shot the motherland as the cubs concealed themselves among some rocks, I 
barricaded them in, and went on with my hunting. On arriving in camp, I 
sent back men to try and catch the cubs; in this they succeeded, and brought 
them back to me. They were about the size of half-grown cats, and more 
THE CARACAL OR DESERT LYNX. 
spiteful, vicious little devils cannot be imagined; they were, however, very 
handsome, with immense heads and paws. For two' or three days they re¬ 
fused all food, but at the end of that time they fed quite ravenously from the 
hand. 
The Canada lynx is a native of North America, and is remarkable for 
its gait. Its method of progression is by bounds from all four feet at once, 
with the back arched. It feeds principally on the American hare, as it is not 
courageous enough to- attack the larger quadrupeds. Its length is about three 
