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Canada Lynx

Lynx canadensis

Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis)
Photo: (c) Matt Muir, some rights reserved (CC BY) — via iNaturalist

The Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) or Canadian lynx is a North American mammal of the cat family, Felidae. With the recognised subspecies, it ranges across Canada and into Alaska as well as some parts of the northern United States and extending down the Rocky Mountains to Colorado, where they were reintroduced in the 1990s.

Puzzle clues

These are the traits the daily game compares when you take a shot.

TypePredator
HabitatForest
HeadgearNone
RegionNorthern forests
Size classLarge
DietCarnivore
Typical weight24 lb

Field weight compared to the heaviest animal in the game.

Did you know?

Its huge furred paws work like snowshoes, and its population rises and crashes in lockstep with the snowshoe hare it hunts.

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