LYNX

LYNX

The ears of the lynx are triangular with a tuft of black fur at the top of each ear. Lynx also have two larger tufts of fur on chin giving them a flared beard appearance. Lynx have a thick coat of fur which protects it's body from winter season and a short tail.

Their paws may be larger than a human hand or foot for walking on snow. The lynx inhabits high altitude forests with dense cover of shrubs, reeds, and tall grass. Although this cat hunts on the ground, it can climb trees and can swim swiftly, catching fish.

DIET

It feeds on a wide range of animals from white-tailed deer, reindeer, roe deer, small red deer, and chamois, to smaller, more usual prey: snowshoe hares, fish, foxes, sheep, squirrels, mice, turkeys  and other birds, and goats. It also eats ptarmigans, voles, and grouse.