Arctic LynxArctic Lynx

By NoahBy Noah

MammalMammal

• It has hair.

• It breathes out of its lungs.

• It is a warm blooded animal.

HabitatHabitat

• Where: rocky hill sides.

• Surroundings/Shelter: grass, cave.

LocationLocation

• It lives in forests, shrub lands, rocky hill sides, tundra.

FoodFood

• The Lynx’s favorite food is snow shoe hare. It also eats fish, hares, rabbits, rodents, deer, birds, ground squirrels, lemming, and caribou.

Predator-Prey Predator-Prey RelationshipRelationship

• It’s predator is man. It is hunted for its beautiful fur. Now it’s endangered.

Size/ LooksSize/ Looks

• Height: ½ foot high.

• Weight: 40 pounds.

• Description: It has black tuffs of fur on the tip of its ears.

Interesting FactInteresting Fact

• It can see a mouse 250 feet away. • It can see a snow shoe hare 1000 feet away. • Lynx are very good swimmers. • There climbing skill has often led them to death. • It is a easy target for hunters to shoot them. • A bobcat is a lynx cousin.