In addition to birds and fish, other artworks displayed feature mammals, such as bunnies, chipmunks and a
Canadian lynx. Stall chose to paint the lynx "because it is a majestic predator with very few enemies.
Recently, I watched an item on TV about
Canadian lynx. They depend almost entirely on mountain hares for food and it set me wondering about the possible re-introduction of lynx here and the impact that might have on our mountain hares.
Occasionally, the animals have been killed - such as the cat, recently identified as a
Canadian Lynx, that was shot in Newton Abbot, Devon around 1903.
Population regulation in snowshoe hare and
Canadian lynx: Asymmetric food web configurations between hare and lynx.
The bobcat, Lynx rufus, is considered the smallest of four species of genus Lynx, a family that includes, in the Old World, the Eurasian lynx (the largest) and the Iberian lynx of Spain and Portugal; and in North America, the
Canadian lynx. Size varies considerably, but a big male will rarely weigh as much as 40 pounds.
His research has resulted in the documentation of some of the country's rarest and most endangered species, including grizzly bears, gray wolves and the
Canadian Lynx. The book also reveals that Yellowstone is the only location in the lower 48 States which has its own unique ecosystem and species, so rare, they are not found anywhere else in the world.
In the last decade, several studies have dealt with microhabitat selection by large felids, including all species belonging to the genus Lynx:Iberian lynx Lynx pardinus (Palomares 2001), bobcat Lynx rufus (Kolowski & Woolf 2002),
Canadian lynx Lynx canadensis (Maletzke et al.
Scientists identified the creature as a
Canadian lynx, a predator more than twice the size of a domestic cat.
Laquidara also has snakes, lizards, alligators, ferrets, chinchillas, crocodiles, about 200 turtles, wallabies, pigeons, de-scented skunks, a
Canadian lynx, chickens, goats, sheep, pigs, and many other animals.
Chris explains why the forest depends on the flying squirrel, and how the activities of a moth caterpillar in the spring are so important to the survival of the
Canadian lynx in the winter.
Among the 'sexy science stories' he will entertain us with as the series progresses are the links between Bangladeshi tigers and crabs, and between a
Canadian lynx and a moth caterpillar.
Canada lynx - of northern North America