Canada+Lynx+2010

By: Connor H.

Th e appearance of the Canadian Lynx has dense fur which is colored silvery brown color and may have blackish markings, the average weight of the Canadian Lynx is 24lbs, the length of the shoulder is 36in, and males are larger than the females. In the summer it’s coat takes on a more reddish brown color, the Canadian Lynx has a furry ruff that looks like a double pointed beard, this lynx has a short tail with a black tip and long furry tufts on its ears. It lives in the lower forty-eight states. Its diet contains Hares, rodents, birds, and deer. Mating between Canadian lynxes starts with the female leaving some of her urine where the males marked his territory. The female screams until the male mates with her. The female will only mate with one male but the male mates with many females. The lynx have their litters in late May or June. It is endangered because it was trapped for its fur and due to a loss of habitat. We can save them by outlawing trapped and setting aside some places for them to live.