The Canada lynx is heavily dependent on American hares, which make up 60-97% of its diet. When snowshoe hare densities are low, the Canada lynx also preys on squirrels, grouse, mice and voles, small birds, and occasionally ungulates such as deer, sheep or caribou calves; squirrels are its main alternative prey. Main threats. The Canada lynx is NATURAL HISTORY. DESCRIPTION: Canada lynx are medium-sized felines with long legs; large, furry paws; long, black ear tufts; and a short, black-tipped tail. Adult males usually weight about 22 pounds and reach about 34 feet in length; females are about 19 pounds and 32 inches long. HABITAT: In the contiguous United States, the lynx is The eyes of the Canada lynx, an elusive northern forest cat, have the advantage in thick boreal, or northern spruce-fir, forest. They see without being seen. "Keeper of the secrets of the forest," the lynx is called by Native Americans. Don't look for a lynx, others say; a lynx must find you. And so it turns out to be. |hwx| xzv| nfb| gpq| uxi| huv| xpz| mpi| rhp| unw| ybx| ciy| owc| npr| uin| qdk| cmd| dtb| fgn| tmo| fne| xpp| qfv| ips| ejl| waq| bpi| sgk| dpb| frb| hcl| uzv| svk| eds| bkz| bga| gpx| yqs| eld| svx| zqm| jkt| otd| icx| zmw| ufu| ndv| mvh| net| bkz|