Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-19

al, and only their coloring and a slight
o their individuality.
tie larger than the wildcat and . lit
tie smaller than the lynx. Be that a. It
may, there Is no need for one's going
astray in instantly recognising the
species once killed or caught-the tip
OF the tall tells the whole story.
All three species are "bobtailsd,
their tails being only three to four
inches In length, About ono and one.
half inches OF the lynx's tall Il. Jet
black. ths tip of tho lynx-cats tail Ia
black and white. the white being on
the under side and constituting tho
extrems tip. the tip of the wildcats
tall is yellow and white; that's all
very easy. Isn't i.7
A. further means OF iden tification:
sideourne,' and a prominent black tip
or plums on the point Of each car.
HIS foot is A. large az that of tho
heaviest dog and Is heavily furred be-
tween the pads: he frequently grows to
weigh 70 pounds. The lynx-cae likewise
has whskera and ear-tips but not
nearly 20 large as those OF tho lynx;
his foot being only one third As large
a. that of the lynx and not heavily
furrSd between the pads. The Wild
cats whisksrs and ear-tips are 90 sub
dued Az to be hardly noticeable, ana
they frequently havo not these char
acteristics At ALL Tho wild-ca. varies
in weight from rs to s6 pounds.
The general fur colorinR OF the three
apectss 10 90 generally Identical that
only the trained woodsman or trapper
Will recognise tn. difference At any
great distance. However. the lynx -
rather distinctive At a distance be-
Gauss OF his fur having a grey, or SILL
va: cast. while tho coloring of the
'ynx-cat and wildcat tends toward
yellow. AL Of them. in color, present n
confusion OF yellow. red. grey, brown,
black and white; their most Aistlno-
shifts along the belly which IL mot
tied heavily with round black spots
the siss OF . nickel
In stalking and killing eams. the
lynK-cats resort to almost tha idsntt-
cal tactics employed by the ordinary
houss-cats. Their feed consists wholly
OF meat and they are adept at eatoh-
oirs. fish. and not infrsqusntiy they
Kill young deer or mountain sh>ep.
Ihsy are active At all periods Of the
year. bold and curious. but they will
not attack person II thsrp 10 any
possible way to avoid It. They live al
ways At high attitudes, denn.ng In rock
caves and working the southern, open
- "h'ssA iof tnelf 80me. They
climb trees with greater eass and ax,i-
ity than tho housc-cat: can purr or
spit In very similar manner. and
In their peculiar half-scrcam. half-cry.
VIII put half dozen common back al
Icy cats entirely out OF the battle.
There are n few Instances on record
whers the young of tho iyns-cat have
bean domsSica'.d and proved safe
pets However. II the pets smell any
thing i'kc thos. that arc running wild.
or ara hsif so lousy, it-~ouid not sscn
that they would make a highly des,r-
aols pet 20 have around tho house
There 10 nothing quito 20 easy to
trap as the bynx-cst. About ali that
Is necessary is TO place some foul
smelling meat I'm a trss or In som. rocks
whore ho csn't quito reach It, and a
stccl trap where he can't help sec Il.
Hell stop In tho trup as surs as fate:
II. for nothing else. Just TO find out
how II works. He II the hnppy,ec-
lucky Of our mountain Animals: his
sniio just won't come Off and. With
him. tho world IL always bright Once
caught In a trap he will rear and tear
for n time. but no. for long. He will
accept his fate in stony silence and
settle down to patiently wait for some
character OF liberation. One OF the
pas;imes after being caught is to
scratch q pile OF leaves and wigs 20.
gother. climb upon II and lie curied
up over the trapped foot. In this they
arc very philosophical And sensible
since. In all trapping. the trapped ami
NAL suffers greatly from the foo,
which. devoid OF circulation, soon
sCo.et,s>A An N.ve O~-A