Lynx by Cody White Academic Orientation Mr. Keown period 7 December 19, 1997 With a pounce and a hop the speedy lynx chases the bleached white hare through the bushes. Poof! The hare disappears into the shiny white powder. Then the sly lynx picks up the scent of the hare and pounces toward the small hairball. The sharp elongated claws don’t dig in, and the hare’s long slender legs launch himself out of the hole and …showed first 75 words of 1094 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1094 total…though I trap lynx there is lots that I don’t know about these sly creatures. These tricky mammals have lots of things that amaze me like they may eat big animals like dall sheep and deer. Overall I think that lynx are one of my favorite animals in Alaska. Bibliography 1.“Alaska,”National Geographic, (May 1994) vol.185,p.89. 2. “Lynx,” Alaska Mammals, (December 1981) vol.8, p.52. 3. “Lynx,” Collier’s Encyclopedia, P.F. Collier & Jon LTD.,1983, vol.15, pp.135-136.