Canada Lynx

Question 1

How long is a Canada lynx?

Answer 1

Three feet.

Question 2

How long is the tail of a Canada lynx?

Answer 2

4 inches.

Question 3

How much does a Canada lynx weigh?

Answer 3

20 pounds.

Question 4

What is the breeding season for the Canada lynx?

Answer 4

Early spring.

Question 5

What is the gestation period of the Canada lynx in months?

Answer 5

2 months

Question 6

what is the average litter of a Canada lynx?

Answer 6

3 kittens

Question 7

How many years do Canada lynx kittens stay with their mother?

Answer 7

One.

Question 8

True or false? Canada lynx will form groups with their siblings after they’ve left mom.

Answer 8

True.

Question 9

How many years old are Canada lynxes when they are mature?

Answer 9

2 years

Question 10

What is the life expectancy for a Canada lynx?

Answer 10

16 years

Question 11

What is the range and habitat of the Canada lynx?

Answer 11

Northern United States and Canada in pine forest and tundra.

Question 12

What does the Canada lynx prey on?

Answer 12

Mainly snowshoe hare, but also rodents, bird,s fish, and young deer.

Question 13

Are Canada lynxes solitary?

Answer 13

Yes.

Question 14

Are Canada lynxes nocturnal?

Answer 14

Yes.

Question 15

Do Canada lynxes prefer to climb trees or stalk the ground?

Answer 15

Stalk the ground.

Question 16

True or false? Lynxes are afraid of water.

Answer 16

False. They can swim across rivers in search of new prey.

Question 17

Why are the feet of the Canada lynx so wide?

Answer 17

They act like snowshoes.

Question 18

Why do Canada lynxes have short tails?

Answer 18

It allows them to dig through brush without it getting snagged.

Question 19

What other species does the population of the Canada lynx change with?

Answer 19

The snowshoe hare.

Question 20

What are some predators of the Canada lynx?

Answer 20

Cougars, wolves, wolverines, and humans.

Question 21

What is the conservation status of the Canada lynx?

Answer 21

Least concern.

Question 22

What are the two main threats to the Canada lynx?

Answer 22

Habitat destruction and hunting.

Question 23

True or false? The IUCN is considering listing the Canada lynx as threatened.

Answer 23

True.

Question 24

What are people doing to protect the Canada lynx?

Answer 24

They are protecting the forest in which it lives and reintroducing them to the wild.

Question 25

How are lynx different from bobcats?

Answer 25

Lynx are larger and have longer ear tufts, legs, and fur.

Question 26

Where is the only place the habitat of the lynx and bobcat overlap?

Answer 26

Oregon.

Question 27

True or false? Bobcats are more aggressive than lynx.

Answer 27

True.

Question 28

What did ancient cultures admire the lynx for?

Answer 28

Its keen eyesight.

Question 29

Where did the name “lynx” come from?

Answer 29

The Greek word meaning “to see”.

Question 30

Who was Lynceus?

Answer 30

A Greek hero who could see through things.

Question 31

What was the Academy of the Lynxes?

Answer 31

A secret society formed to seek truth and dispel ignorance.

Question 32

Who was the most famous member of the Academy of the Lynxes?

Answer 32

Galileo.

Question 33

What did Native Americans believe the lynx was?

Answer 33

A wise problem solver and keeper of secrets.

Question 34

How old is the common ancestor of the puma and the lynx?

Answer 34

7 million years

Question 35

How do Canada lynxes mark territory?

Answer 35

Scent marking and tree scratching.

Question 36

True or false? Canada lynx have been seen cooperating to catch prey.

Answer 36

True. Some lynx will flush prey out while others wait to catch it.