Arctic Lynx By: Ryan
Appearance: It's
2 1/2 to three feet long. 2 to 2 1/2 feet high. It has thick fur.
In the winter a lynx's fur turns more white and gray so they can
blend into the snow. But in the summer their fur turns more
brownish so they can blend into the rocks, dirt and grass to
catch their prey. They have very thick fur on their paws that
works like snow shoes so they don't fall into deep snow. Their
hind legs are long and strong. That's why they run fast. They
have fur in and on their ears.
Habitat: It lives in forests, shrub lands, rocky hill sides and tundra. In Europe, Asia, Northern of North America, Canada and Alaska. Lynx hunt and live in places like caves, rockpiles and trees marked by droppings.
Food: Lynx eat fish, hares, rabbits, rodents, deer, birds, ground squirrels, lemming and caribou. But its favorite food is snow shoe hare.
Enemies: Its enemies are men. It's hunted for its beautiful fur. And now it's endangered.
Life Cycle: The mating season for lynx is January to March. When the mother gives birth it can have 1 to 5 babies at one time. After 10 months the babies know enough and are strong enough to leave their mothers. They can live up to 15 years old. When babies are born they are blind and only weigh a few ounces.
Other Facts: A 40 pound lynx can run quickly across the softest snow chasing its favorite food, the snow shoe hare. The North American lynx will think almost any thing that moves is a prey. A bobcat is a lynx cousin. Lynx are very good swimmers and climbers but their climbing skill has ofen led them to death because it is a easier target for hunters to shoot them. The lynx has such good eye sight it can see a mouse 250 feet away and it can see a snow shoe hare 1000 feet away! That is longer then three football fields! The lynx is a mammal and a carnivore. In Alaskan the lynx is called the simple link.