Lynx
（Felis lynx）

　　Habitat: plateaus, mountain areas and forests.

　　Feeding habits: it hides and attacks on prey secretly, and it kills its prey with paws and teeth.

　　Food: mice, wild rabbits and birds.

　　Size: with a body length of 90-130 cm and a tail of 11-25 cm. Weight: 18-32 kg.

　　Habits:  it has a fierce nature and it acts nimbly. It's good at attacking secretly and can run very quickly. It's also good at swimming and climbing trees. It acts alone mostly. The mating season of the lynx is in spring and it has a pregnant period of 2 months, after which, it will produce 2-4 young lynxes. Its life span is about 15 years. Its skin was high quality fur in the past.

　　Category: mammalia, beast of prey, felidae.

　　Distribution: Northwest Yunnan. Northeast China, Northwest and Southwest China.

　　Level of protection: Class II key state protection animal of China.