In bad weather they may bed under thick spruce trees. Lynx stalk their prey alone. Occasionally, they will hunt cooperatively with other lynx. They may also ambush their prey, as a mountain lion does. A lynx indicates its mood using the long, black ear tufts.
Most cats display their moods, by moving their tails.
Two other members of the cat family live in Colorado, mountain lions and bobcats. The Canada lynx's closet relatives, Eurasian and Spanish lynx live in Europe. Mountain lions are much larger than bobcat or lynx. They have very long tails and small, rounded ears. They are tawny brown to cinnamon in color and only their kittens have spots.