The Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis) is a species of lynx that lives in North America. It lives from Alaska and Canada, to the rocky mountains and New Mexico. The word "Lynx" originated in Middle English via Latin from the Greek word lynx. It stems from the Proto-Indo-European root word "leuk" ('light, brightness') in reference to the luminescence of its reflective eyes. They are 2 times bigger than a domesticated cat and can hunt through a larger variety of prey. They can hunt small prey from birds, mice, shrews, and even snowshoe hares. And they can hunt bigger prey up to the size of of deer. These lynx often share the same habitat with their smaller cousin the Bobcat. They aren't significantly bigger than bobcats, but are higher up when it comes to strength and power and even competition for lots of the same prey. Canada lynxes are even powerful enough to defend themselves against larger carnivores such as wolves, cougars, coyotes, black bears, and brown bears. During the mating season, males will be highly territorial over their mates, and will fight for females, often the less dominant ones end up being treed until they can escape. One of the lynxes main prey in the winter is the snowshoe hare. They can often be seen chasing them across the surface of the snow. Just like a snowshoe hare, they have large paws that spread out and distribute their body weight across the snow, so they don't sink when they run after the hares.
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