. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. 134 THE BEASTS OF PREY. ifornia; the Oregon Lynx {Lynx fasciata), which in- habits northern Oregon and Washington ; the Flor- ida Lynx {Lynx floridanus), which is found in Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Louisiana, and the Carolina. His mode of life is similar to that of his kindred. He preys upon all srnaller mammals and birds of the desert, and also attacks Antelopes; at least the Arabs, who call him "Khut el Chala," have assured me that he does. This also agrees with the fact that in Asia, and espe- cially India, he is t
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. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. 134 THE BEASTS OF PREY. ifornia; the Oregon Lynx {Lynx fasciata), which in- habits northern Oregon and Washington ; the Flor- ida Lynx {Lynx floridanus), which is found in Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Louisiana, and the Carolina. His mode of life is similar to that of his kindred. He preys upon all srnaller mammals and birds of the desert, and also attacks Antelopes; at least the Arabs, who call him "Khut el Chala, " have assured me that he does. This also agrees with the fact that in Asia, and espe- cially India, he is trained for Antelope, Hare and Rabbit hunting. In my experience the Caracal, proportionately to its size, is the fiercest and wildest member of the Lynx group. No zoo- logical garden has as yet succeeded in taming the ferocious little beast beyond mere toleration of the presence of his keeper in his cage. The The common Common Jungle-Cat Jungle-Cat. {Lynx chaus) chiefly inhabits the low swarnpy woods on the shores of the Caspian and Aral Seas, and also in Persia, Syria, Egypt, Nubia and Abyssinia. He IS lilce tihe CcLrs.cs.l FEESHOO, OR CANADIAN LYNX. This animal is somewhat smaller and is neither so active nor so fero- „!„„ j ' _„ j i „„„ r i; u' cious as the European species. It is regarded as a lazy animal, likmg its ease, and is appropriately presented by the sicuuci diiu luiig ui iiiuu, artist in an attitude of repose. Its ears are not quite so long, but its ear-tufts are longer than those of the Common but has a longer tail and Lynx. (Lynx boreaiis.) shortcr ear-tufts. The Lynx {Lynx carolinensis), found in North and South fur is thick, of a yellow or greenish gray, with faded, Carolina. There does not appear to be much justifi- darker stripes which are not very sharply defined, cation for these divisions, which are based principally He attains a total length of thirty-six inches of upon the different markings of the fur. In a general way it may be said that