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Predators
Canada lynx
Canada lynx · Lynx canadensis
The Canada lynx shows remarkable adaptations to Canada’s winter forests with its broad paws and fine fur.
Fact file
- Size
- Shoulder height up to 56 cm, usually weighing 8 to 14 kg, males often slightly larger than females
- Males and females
- Hardly any external differences, males are rarely a little more robustly built
- Sounds
- Soft growling sounds and occasionally guttural calls in the mating season
- Diet
- Prefers snowshoe hares, supplemented by birds and small rodents
- Offspring
- Two to four young after a gestation period of about 65 days, birth usually in spring
How to identify Canada lynx
The Canada lynx has dense, silvery-grey fur that appears strikingly fluffy and pale in winter. In summer it takes on a slightly brownish tone. The bushy cheek ruffs, the short tail with a black tip and the long black tufts of hair on the ears are characteristic.
With its long, powerful legs the Canada lynx looks long-legged. Particularly striking are the extremely broad paws, which act like snowshoes and mean deep snow is hardly an obstacle. Its body is generally compact but with an elegant silhouette.
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