INSTRUCTIONS BOOK Follow these steps to construct your Lynx Minibook.

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1 LEFT LEFT C LEFT LEFT RIGHT INSTRUCTIONS COVER BOOK Follow these steps to construct your Lynx Minibook Print this file. 2. Cut along the dotted lines around the pages. Do not cut out the shape on the cover. 3. With the exception of the cover, fold each page in half, keeping the blank side on the outside. The cover should be folded along both sides of the spine, with the blank side facing inward. 4. C RIGHT E 4. Glue the blank side of page 2 to the blank side of page 3. Continue this process for all pages 2 through 13; gluing 4 to 5, 6 to 7, and so on. 5. Glue the blank sides of the cover page to the blank sides of pages 1 and B LEFT 6. Cut out the shape on the cover. The hole you create should act as a window in which you can see the lynx on page Check back often for future minibooks!

2 INSTRUCTIONS (CONT.) BADGES As you complete the requirements for the Discovery Badges, cut out the images below and glue or tape them in the spots provided on each page.

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4 Name Lynx Name This book belongs to 1 2

5 All About Lynxes Solitary and stealthy, lynxes are agile and skilled hunters. Lynxes have beautiful thick fur and can be found in the northern forests of North America, Europe, and Asia. Lynxes can be identified by the black tufts of fur on their ears, their short tails, and their long legs. Did You Know? Like housecats, lynxes make a lot of sounds: mews, yowls, spits, and hisses. They can even purr! Lynxes have large, furry paws that help give them traction and act like natural snowshoes! Facts & Figures There are four lynx species found throughout the world. Lynxes tails only grow to about 4-8 inches in length. Scientists estimate that less than 300 Iberian lynxes remain in the wild. 3 4

6 Distribution and range Lynxes live in remote forests of the Northern Hemisphere. EURASIAN LYNX Eurasian lynxes live from Scandinavia to eastern Russia. CANADA LYNX Canada lynxes live throughout Canada in habitats where snowshoe hare live. BOBCAT Bobcats can be found in most areas in the United States. IBERIAN LYNX This endangered lynx species can only be found in Spain. 5 6

7 Habitat and Diet Lynxes are solitary cats, which means they mostly live on their own. They call the northern forests of North America, Europe, and Asia home, and some even live in scrubland and deserts! Lynxes are stalk-and-ambush hunters. Their main food sources are rabbits and hares, but they also hunt pigs, deer, beavers, rodents, and birds. DISCOVERY BADGE Forest Felines Lynxes live in forests of all kinds. Imagine what it would be like to live in a forest and draw a picture of your forest home. 7 8

8 Anatomy From the black tufts of fur at the end of their ears to their short, bobbed tails, lynxes have lots of physical traits that make them easily identifiable. Many lynxes live in snowy areas, and their long legs and wide paws help them maneuver through their habitat. Lynxes also have amazing eyesight, and their name is even thought to have come from a Greek word that means bright. TUFTED EARS BRIGHT EYES BOBBED TAIL DISCOVERY BADGE Awesome Abilities Lynxes have many abilities that make them amazing. Make a list of things you are good at and make a goal to learn a new skill. 9 LONG LEGS (bg ASSETS) 10

9 Experiment Lynxes have excellent hearing, and the tufts on their ears help enhance their hearing to help them hunt! Questions to Ask 1. What did you notice about the sound as you tapped the hanger? 2. How did the sound change once you put your fingers in your ears? 3. Do you think the string acts like lynxes tufts of fur? Why or why not? WHAT YOU NEED coat hanger, ruler, string, scissors INSTRUCTIONS Cut two pieces of string 12 inches DISCOVERY BADGE long. Tie one end of each string onto bottom of coat hanger. Wrap one Particular Predators string around each of your index Canadian lynxes prey almost fingers. Tap coat hanger on a hard exclusively on snowshoe hares. What surface. Listen to the sound that it do you think would happen if there makes. Repeat with your index fingers were no more snowshoe hares? What in your ears, keeping string attached. if there were too many? 11 12

10 Just for Fun How To Draw A Lynx DISCOVERY BADGE Northern Neighbors Lynxes live in habitats far north of the Equator. Make a list of other animals you know that only live in the Northern Hemisphere. STEP 1 STEP 4 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 5 STEP 6 Are you like a lynx? Lynxes are good at climbing trees, swimming, and running quickly. They are also quiet and have good hearing. Lynxes like to spend time by themselves. Do you have any of these traits? If you do, you are like a lynx! STEP