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Title: Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammalia
Identifier: brehmslifeofanim1896breh (find matches)
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Brehm, Alfred Edmund, 1829-1884; Pechuel-Loesche, Edward, 1840-1913; Haacke, Wilhelm, 1855-1912; Schmidtlein, Richard
Subjects: Mammals; Animal behavior
Publisher: Chicago : Marquis
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PEESHOO, OR CANADIAN LYNX. This animal is somewhat smaller and is neither so active nor so fero- cious as the European species. It is regarded as a lazy animal, liking its ease, and is appropriately presented by the artist in an attitude of repose. Its ears are not quite so long, but its ear-tufts are longer than those of the Common Lynx. (Lynx borealis.) Lynx (Lynx carolznensis), found in North and South Carolina. There does not appear to be much justifi- cation for these divisions, which are based principally upon the different markings of the fur. In a general way it may be said that the specimens obtained from southern climates are shorter in their fur, more brightly colored and more dis- tinctly spotted than those from the northern regions, but otherwise these animals do not differ in their habits and characteristics, which are those of the Lynx group in general. The Caracal, Among a Southern southern Species of Lynx. Ly n x e S the Caracal (Lynx cara- cal ox Caracal melanotis), strikes one as a genuine child of the desert and plain. This animal is smaller than the north- ern species being from twenty-six to thirty inches long, while its tail attains a length of nearly ten inches. The range of the Car- acal is surprisingly large. He inhabits all Africa, western Asia and India, and lives in deserts as well as on grassy plains, but he is not found in forests. His mode of life is similar to that of his kindred. He preys upon all smaller 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. (Lytix chaus) chiefly inhabits the low swampy woods on the shores of the Caspian and Aral Seas, and also in Persia, Syria, Egypt, Nubia and Abyssinia. He is, like the Caracal, slender and long of limb, but has a longer tail and shorter ear-tufts. The fur is thick, of a yellow or greenish gray, with faded, darker stripes which are not very sharply defined. He attains a total length of thirty-six inches of
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COMMON JUNGLE-CAT. This animal, which is of the I.ynx family, lives in western Asia and in the Nile valley. He is pictured in one of the reedy swamps which form his favorite haunts, and the somewhat slender body and limbs, marked with indistinct stripes, and the tail which is longer than that of other members of his family are all shown. (Lynx chaus. i which about ten inches must be allowed for the tail. I have met the Jungle-Cat several times in the Nile valley. He is not rare in Egypt, although he

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