The Common Lynx. 
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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 dyawing-room when it was 
full of company. 
THE COMMON LYNX. (Felis 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 (Felis 
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. 
