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Lynx Fact Sheet

Animal Guide: Canadian Lynx

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Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis) Classification / Taxonomy

Canadian Lynx are a beautiful wild cat of the boreal forest in Canada. The lynx resembles a very large domestic cat. It has a short tail, long legs, large feet, and prominent ear tufts. Its large feet, which are covered during winter by a dense growth of coarse hair, help the lynx to travel over snow. The lynx, like the snowshoe hare, is primary prey, can spread its toes in soft snow, expanding its "snowshoes" still farther. This species cycles with snowshoe hare abundance. When hares are plenti