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adult lynx comparison table
Subject have breeding season have average number of babies communicate with give birth to moult in is a kind of weigh travel eat give birth in have gestation period have length has part have range have colour hunt by suckle be hunted for
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adult lynxMarch and April urine marks October and November and again in April and Maylynx5.1-17.2 kgabout 4 km per daysnowshoe hare, bird, meadow vole, moose and caribou carrion, squirrel, fox, skunk  74-106.5 cmstubby tail with black tip15-20 square kmgrey frosted on the back, buffy on the bellysight or hearing fur
adult female lynxMarch and April2-3urine marks1 litter per yearOctober and November and again in April and Mayfemale mammal5.1-11.6 kgabout 4 km per daysnowshoe hare, bird, meadow vole, moose and caribou carrion, squirrel, fox, skunkMay or June9 weeks76.5-96.5 cmfour teats15-20 square kmgrey frosted on the back, buffy on the bellysight or hearingbabiesfur
adult male lynxMarch and April urine marks October and November and again in April and Maymale mammal6.7-17.2 kgabout 4 km per daysnowshoe hare, bird, meadow vole, moose and caribou carrion, squirrel, fox, skunk  74-106.5 cm 15-20 square kmgrey frosted on the back, buffy on the bellysight or hearing fur

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