Why do lynx have such beautiful fur coats?
Lynx have multi-colored fur for two reasons: • Fur provides insulation (in-suhl-ay-shun), so it protects them from extreme heat and cold, and • Camouflage (cam-oh-flahj) helps them sneak up on prey and hide from predators by helping them blend blend in with the rocks, trees, and grasses. Lynx live in cold, snowy environments. They have long, soft coats to keep them warm. They have extra long hair on their legs and paws to help them move in snow (kind of like wearing snowshoes!) Their fur is gray to reddish-brown with white-tipped hairs. They have spots, too, but they are barely visible on their body. It is important to lynx that their prey does not see them. Their fur helps them hide because the color and markings blend in with their surroundings. Why do lynx have such big feet? Lynx look a lot like bobcats, except that they have huge, hairy paws. They live in coniferous forests, where the snow gets very deep in winter. (A coniferous forest has cone-bearing trees, like pines, spruces,
