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Lynx. The lynxes are short-tailed, tree-climbing wild cats found in various parts of the world. In North America two species are known, the bay lynx or bob cat, and the Canada lynx. The former is of a reddish gray color, sometimes spotted, and varying greatly in the rufous shades. It is found in nearly all wild regions of the United States. The Canada lynx is found principally in southern and western Canada as far north as the sixtieth parallel. The body is about thirty-two inches long, the tail four or five inches, and the height at the shoulder about eighteen inches. It may be distinguished from the bay lynx by its lighter gray color, and huge hairy paws, and by a slender tuft of stiff hairs on the tip of each ear. It feeds upon small mammals and birds, which it catches after the manner of the cat family. Although it has a reputation for ferocity, it is said to lack courage and seldom voluntarily attacks man.

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