C A T L I N G A B E L Canadian Lynx 1 LynX-treme Facts about the Canadian Lynx It is endangered because it gets hunted for its sleek fur. There are also many accidental road kills. There diet mostly consists of snowshoe hare, but they also eat small rodents, ptarmigan, a kind of bird, caribou, sheep and red deer. The average litter size is 2-4 kittens in a litter. The average life span of the Canadian lynx is fifteen years. The Canadian lynx is usually 18 inches tall the Canadian lynx weigh 25 to 30 pounds. The Canadian lynx is usually 30 to 36 inches in length. The Canadian lynx usually inhabits in diverse forest types. They use old growth trees for dens and prefer deep aging forests. They are found in the tundra, rocky mountains, evergreen forests, fallen trees, bogs and swamps. The Canadian lynx generally stalks its prey on its own, although group hunting has been seen before. The colors of its body vary from medium brown to gold-ish to beige-white. They have very short tails and thick fur to protect them from cold. They have large padded paws for walking on snow and long whiskers on their faces. Like most lynx species they have long legs good for running. This newsletter is about protecting the Canadian Lynx, which is an endangered animal of Oregon. Page 1 Research article, advertisement and pictures. Page 2 Illustration and research article on life cycle. Page 3 Web links to Lynx and illustration Page 4 Illustration, advertisement, short research article, picture and facts Page 5 Illustration , graph on diet and poem Page 6 Poem, illustration, comic and folk tale. A Quarterly Newsletter volume 2-winter 2010 By Ben Karp Page 7 Folktale and picture Page 8 Comic and credits
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C A T L I N G A B E L
Canadian Lynx! 1
LynX-treme
Facts about the Canadian Lynx
It is endangered because it gets
hunted for its sleek fur. There are also
many accidental road kills. There diet
mostly consists of snowshoe hare, but
they also eat small rodents, ptarmigan,
a kind of bird, caribou, sheep and red
deer. The average litter size is 2-4
kittens in a litter. The average life
span of the Canadian lynx is fifteen
years. The Canadian lynx is usually
18 inches tall the Canadian lynx
weigh 25 to 30 pounds. The Canadian
lynx is usually 30 to 36 inches in
length. The Canadian lynx usually
inhabits in diverse forest types. They
use old growth trees for dens and
prefer deep aging forests. They are
found in the tundra, rocky mountains,
evergreen forests, fallen trees, bogs
and swamps. The Canadian lynx
generally stalks its prey on its own,
although group hunting has been seen
before. The colors of its body vary
from medium brown to gold-ish to
beige-white. They have very short
tails and thick fur to protect them
from cold. They have large padded
paws for walking on snow and long
whiskers on their faces. Like most
lynx species they have long legs good
for running.
This newsletter is about protecting the Canadian Lynx, which is an endangered
animal of Oregon.
Page 1
Research
article,
advertisement
and pictures.
Page 2
Illustration and
research article
on life cycle.
Page 3
Web links to
Lynx and
illustration
Page 4
Illustration,
advertisement,
short research
article, picture
and facts
Page 5
Illustration, graph on diet and poem
Page 6
Poem, illustration, comic and folk tale.
A Quarterly Newsletter" volume 2-winter 2010
By Ben Karp
Page 7
Folktale and
picture
Page 8
Comic and
credits
C A T L I N G A B E L
2! Catlin Gabel 4th grade
Three small photos of the endangered Canadian Lynx.
The ones on the outside are kittens, but the one that is biggest is a full-grown adult.
Once there was a Canadian lynx named Junior. He had oversized
paws so everyone teased him. But it enabled him to catch prey
better like: deer, squirrel and other rodents. Secretly others were
jealous. In the forest there was a witch. She was more like a mean
old hag. She only cared about her dog, Buster. Buster was a coyote/
gray wolf. He was spoiled rotten.
Junior was coming back from hunting one night and got
caught by a coyote (actually the witch looking for Buster). Instead
she had found Junior. He had fast reflexes to run but the witch bit
his ear off before he got away so she tracked him down with her
intense smell. She could remember his extremely shaggy fur, tiny
tufts on his ears and long whiskers.
The next day he dognapped Buster and told him that he
would take him to his pack so he could live with him. Later, the
witch found Junior. He was happily gnawing at a snowshoe hare’s
leg bone when he heard her, but it was already too late. When he
woke up Buster was on top of him, wondering what to do to him.
The witch was obviously trying to teach Buster to be ferocious. It
wasn’t working. She was disappointed. She pushed Buster aside
and looked at Junior, disgusted. “You’re ugly!” She snorted. To
Junior this sounded like “Blah-blah!” Then strangely Buster
growled at the witch. She shrieked “AAAHHH!” Suddenly Buster
hated the witch, she had trapped Junior, and he had done nothing.
Buster’s instincts finally kicked in. Buster ate the witch! Then
Buster and Junior went back to the pack and the pack accepted
Buster as one of them. The pack survived the long winter.
By Leslie Stiff Arm
S E Q U O I A C L U B
Catlin Gabel Fourth Grade! 7
Ontario’s Journey
One day there was a Canadian lynx named Ontario. He was way smaller than the other lynxes, so small that he could be carried on the other lynxes back’s. One day Ontario was walking out in the forest when he was out hunting he saw a huge stallion coming toward him, Ontario ran away quickly but came back to look. The horse looked calm so Ontario walked over to meet him and said “Hey what’s up?” The horse answered, “Well we are on a huge mission to catch the big, bad bunny.”! Ontario laughed, “ The big bad, bunny? How could a bunny be bad?” The horse answered, “Well, he has been stealing all of the animal’s food, and hogging all the water!” Ontario was terrified, he said, “Okay, I’ll help you find the big bad, bunny if I can camp out with you.” “Okay!” answered the horse. “Okay one more thing,” said Ontario. “What?” asked the horse. “What is your name?” asked Ontario “Rocky, why?” questioned the horse.
“Well, we are going to be camping together for a while, so that’s why.”! Then they set off to look for the evil bunny, that was now known as Bevil. Rocky’s rider did not like Ontario so Rocky easily just bucked him off. It was getting late so they went to bed. The next morning Ontario woke up and realized that Rocky was gone! Ontario was sad, he slowly stared to walk though the forest when he realized that he was hungry, so he started to hunt for rodents. He finally spotted a rabbit. It quickly hopped out of the forest, so Ontario chased him. When he came out of the forest he realized two things, number one: it was snowing and two: there was human footprints. Suddenly, a bullet flew past his head. He darted into the bushes and found the rabbit. He took a swipe at it and started to carry it back to his small cramped den. Then all kinds of animals came out of their homes and exclaimed, “ Look, that lynx caught the big bad bunny!’’ Ontario was really excited, he had saved the village, and their food and water. Everyone cheered, “ Hip hip hooray, hip hip hooray!’’ And all the animals had enough food and water for the rest of their lives.