DESCRIPTION

My howls sound like those of the wolf and sometimes I even hunt young deer. That’s why I’ve been nicknamed ‘loup-cervier’ in French. In Scandanavia, they call me ‘wolf-lynx’. In Quebec, they should call me ‘hare-lynx’.

As a matter of fact, I am intimately linked to the snowshoe hare – my main prey. On average, I consume between 170 and 200 snowshoe hares each year! During winter, the snowshoe hare makes up at least 60% of my diet and sometimes as high as 90%.

I am very well equipped to run in the snow. I have an inclined stance with hind legs slightly longer than my front legs. So I am always ready to pounce on my prey. The pads of my paws are very large and furry – truly silent snowshoes! And yes, my tail really is short… it hasn’t been cut off. The long tufts on my ears look like paint brushes, don’t you think?

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