MICHAEL QUINTON / MINDEN PICTURES / GETTY IMAGES (BIG PICTURE); JKLINGEBIEL / SHUTTERSTOCK(EARS, EYES); JOHN E MARRIOTT / GETTY IMAGES (RUNNING); DON JOHNSTON / ALAMY (CLAWS); DON
JOHNSTON_MA / ALAMY (FUR). DESIGN PICS INC / GETTY IMAGES (POLAR BEAR, PAGES 18-19)Check out the features that
help the Canada lynx survive
in its chilly habitat.Permanent
Snowshoes
Its jumbo-size
paws are similar to
snowshoes, letting
it scamper across
snow without get-
ting stuck in the
powder.Built-in
Binoculars
The cat’s peepers
help it track prey.
With its sharp eye-
sight, a lynx can
spot mouse-size
objects up to 250
feet away.Amped-up
Ears
The feline’s large
ear tufts might
sharpen hearing
by bouncing
sound into the
ears.FOREST
FELINE
A Leg Up
Powerful legs allow
the animal to easily
pounce on prey.16 NOVEMBER 2017