{"id":9896,"date":"2025-02-19T11:50:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T11:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/?post_type=lesson&#038;p=9896"},"modified":"2025-03-20T06:59:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T06:59:16","slug":"lynxes","status":"publish","type":"lesson","link":"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/lesson\/lynxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Lynxes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-caeeb75f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><div class=\"class-box class-image\">\r\n\t<ul class=\"data-list\">\r\n\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"\" title=\"Journey into the Wild\" href=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/journeys\/journey-into-the-wild\/\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"class-logo medium\" src=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Journey_into_the_Wild-Tall.png\" alt=\"Journey into the Wild\" title=\"Journey into the Wild\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<!--<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"class-title\">Lynxes<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>-->\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Key Information<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<h3 class=\"class-title\">Lynxes<\/h3>\r\n\t<figure class=\"wp-block-table info-table\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"table-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t<table class=\"class-table\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<tbody>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"class-table-title\">Species<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>4 species<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"class-table-title\">Diet<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>Carnivore<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"class-table-title\">Length<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>28 to 51 inches<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"class-table-title\">Height<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>19 to 27.5 inches<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"class-table-title\">Weight<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>16 to 66 lb<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"class-table-title\">Lifespan<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>10 to 20 years<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"class-table-title\">Conservation Status<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>Mostly Not Threatened<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"class-table-title\">Classification<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>Mammalia &gt; Carnivora &gt; Feliformia &gt; Felinae<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"class-table-title\">Habitat<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>Mountains and Woodlands<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\r\n\t\t\t<\/table>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Learning Point<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<ul>\n<li><strong>Lynxes <\/strong>are wild cats with <strong>fluffy ears<\/strong> and <strong>big paws<\/strong>, perfect for <strong>walking on snow<\/strong>! They <strong>live in cold forests<\/strong> and <strong>hunt for small animals like rabbits and squirrels<\/strong>. Their thick fur keeps them warm, and their <strong>tufted ears help them hear tiny sounds<\/strong>. Lynxes are <strong>shy and sneaky hunters<\/strong>, blending in with the trees and snow. They have sharp claws and teeth, making them <strong>excellent predators<\/strong> in their <strong>snowy homes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Project<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<ul>\n<li>Draw a Lynx in the snow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gutena-tabs gutena-tabs-block gutena-tabs-block-77de37-56 class-container class-tab\"><ul class=\"gutena-tabs-tab tab-flex\"><li class=\"gutena-tab-title active\" data-tab=\"1\"><div class=\"gutena-tab-title-content icon-top\"><div class=\"gutena-tab-title-text\"><div>Overview<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"gutena-tab-title inactive\" data-tab=\"2\"><div class=\"gutena-tab-title-content icon-top\"><div class=\"gutena-tab-title-text\"><div>X-Ray<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"gutena-tabs-content is-layout-flow wp-block-gutena-tabs-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gutena-tab gutena-tab-block gutena-tab-block-543fc0-6f active class-box class-image\" data-tab=\"1\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lynxes.jpg\" alt=\"Lynxes\" class=\"wp-image-10075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lynxes.jpg 480w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lynxes-247x300.jpg 247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">By <a href=\"\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/User:M%C3%B6lchlein\" title=\"User:M\u00f6lchlein\">Jan Czeczotka<\/a>(c)&#8221;Programa de Conservaci\u00f3n Ex-situ del Lince Ib\u00e9rico www.lynxexsitu.es&#8221;<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/people\/57557144@N06\">Denali National Park and Preserve<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/becker271\/\">Becker1999 (Paul and Cathy)<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Eurasischer_Luchs_im_Tier-Freigel%C3%A4nde_Nationalparkzentrums_Falkenstein_im_Nationalpark_Bayerischer_Wald.jpg\" title=\"File:Eurasischer Luchs im Tier-Freigel\u00e4nde Nationalparkzentrums Falkenstein im Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald.jpg\">File:Eurasischer Luchs im Tier-Freigel\u00e4nde Nationalparkzentrums Falkenstein im Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald.jpg<\/a><a href=\"\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Linces10.jpg\" title=\"File:Linces10.jpg\">File:Linces10.jpg<\/a><a href=\"\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Canada_Lynx_(6187103428).jpg\" title=\"File:Canada Lynx (6187103428).jpg\">File:Canada_Lynx_(6187103428).jpg<\/a><a href=\"\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Bobcat_at_Columbus_Zoo_Boo.jpg\" title=\"File:Bobcat at Columbus Zoo Boo.jpg\">File:Bobcat_at_Columbus_Zoo_Boo.jpg<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.5\" title=\"Creative Commons Attribution 2.5\">CC BY 2.5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=124772718\">Link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-gutena-tab gutena-tab-block gutena-tab-block-05a1ad-fd inactive class-box class-image\" data-tab=\"2\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lynx_Skeleton-1024x645.jpg\" alt=\"Skeleton of a Lynx\" class=\"wp-image-10076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lynx_Skeleton-1024x645.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lynx_Skeleton-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lynx_Skeleton-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lynx_Skeleton-1536x968.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lynx_Skeleton.jpg 1714w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">By Blainville, H.-M. Ducrotay de (Henri-Marie Ducrotay) &#8211; Description iconographique compar\u00e9e du squelette et du syst\u00e8me dentaire des mammif\u00e8res r\u00e9cents et fossiles, Public Domain, <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=120131320\">Link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Location<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9896 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1480\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lynx_Locations.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Locations of Lynxes\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lynx_Locations.png 1480w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lynx_Locations-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lynx_Locations-1024x432.png 1024w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lynx_Locations-768x324.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1480px) 100vw, 1480px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10064'>\n\t\t\t\tBy <a href=\"\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/User:Laurascudder\" title=\"User:Laurascudder\">Laurascudder<\/a><a href=\"\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=User:Craig_Pemberton&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"User:Craig Pemberton (page does not exist)\">Craig Pemberton<\/a> &#8211; Made starting from <a href=\"\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:A_large_blank_world_map_with_oceans_marked_in_blue.PNG\" title=\"File:A large blank world map with oceans marked in blue.PNG\">Image:A large blank world map with oceans marked in blue.PNG<\/a>.<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.catsurvivaltrust.org\/Span_map.gif\">Iberian lynx<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20070702002313\/http:\/\/www.catsurvivaltrust.org\/Span_map.gif\">archived<\/a>Eurasian lynx<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external autonumber\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kora.unibe.ch\/en\/proj\/elois\/online\/europe\/distribution\/map5.jpg\">[1]<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external autonumber\" href=\"http:\/\/dspace.dial.pipex.com\/town\/plaza\/abf90\/map-euly.gif\">[2]<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fapaq.gouv.qc.ca\/fr\/etu_rec\/esp_mena_vuln\/cartes_an\/lynx_canada_an.gif\">Canadian lynx<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20060304210451\/http:\/\/www.fapaq.gouv.qc.ca\/fr\/etu_rec\/esp_mena_vuln\/cartes_an\/lynx_canada_an.gif\">archived<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.discoverlife.org\/nh\/tx\/Vertebrata\/Mammalia\/Felidae\/Lynx\/rufus\/images\/Lynx_rufus_map.320.jpg\">American lynx<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20070224201011\/http:\/\/www.discoverlife.org\/nh\/tx\/Vertebrata\/Mammalia\/Felidae\/Lynx\/rufus\/images\/Lynx_rufus_map.320.jpg\">archived<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/\" title=\"Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=456769\">Link<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\r\n\r\n\t<figure class=\"wp-block-table info-table\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"table-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t<table class=\"class-table\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<tbody>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"class-table-title\">Places<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>North America, Europe and Asia<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\r\n\t\t\t<\/table>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Fun Facts<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<ul>\n<li>Lynxes have <strong>large, furry paws<\/strong> that act <strong>like snowshoes<\/strong>, helping them <strong>walk easily on deep snow<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>They have <strong>pointed ears<\/strong> with <strong>tufts of black fur<\/strong> at the tips, which <strong>help them hear really well<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Their <strong>favorite food<\/strong> is the <strong>snowshoe hare<\/strong>, and they are <strong>experts at catching them<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Lynxes have <strong>long legs<\/strong>, which help them <strong>leap and jump<\/strong> <strong>through the snow<\/strong> when hunting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-caeeb75f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Past Lessons<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<figure class=\"wp-block-table info-table\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"table-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t<table class=\"class-list\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<tbody>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"icon\">166<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"class-table-title\">March 12, 2025<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>(North America)<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"hide-this-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"3\">No Past Lessons<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\r\n\t\t\t<\/table>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Upcoming Lessons<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<figure class=\"wp-block-table info-table\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"table-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t<table class=\"class-list\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<tbody>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"hide-this-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"3\">No Upcoming Lessons<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\r\n\t\t\t<\/table>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p 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