Lynx Lynx By: ENS

Kingdom: Animilia

• Multicellular
• Heterotrophs
• Can ingest food and digest it  in an internal cavity.

Phylum: Chordata

• Have bilateral symetry
• Segmented muscle
• Three germ layers
• Have a single dorsal notochord

Class: Mammalia

• Have three middle ear bones, hair, and mammary glands.

Order: Carnivora

• Are good long distance runners
• have large brains
• Have a strong zygomatic arch

Family: Felidae

• Have a short rostrum
• Have a bullae
• They are digitigrade

Genius and Species: Lynx Lynx

• Found in large parts of Asia and some parts Europe.
• Are strictly carnivors
• Can run only run fast over a short distance so tyhey must suprise their prey.
• The only season that males and females associate is in early spring.

Fun Facts

• The lynx is about 3 1/2 feet in length, excluding the tail, and weighs roughly 20 pounds.It ranges in color from brown, to tan, to reddish, with many dark spots and streaks.

• Another name for the lynx is the Algarve tiger.

Poem:

The Lynx Lynx

A Lynx is a type of cat that is very shy.

You will never be there when it starts to cry .

A young Lynx spends its time in the trees.

But when its winter they migrate or leave.

It only lasts for 10-12 years

And to a Lynx its nothing to fear.

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April 17,2002, www.animaldiversity.com  

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