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Canada Lynx (
Lynx canadensis)
The Canada Lynx has large, spreading feet which act as snowshoes in the cold terrain. Snowshoe hares make up more than 75% of its diet. It is found in Canada (duh) and the northern United States. They generally stay away from human habitations.
Ocelot (
Leopardus pardalis)
These cats are found in Brazil and Central America. The name "ocelot" comes from the Mexican Aztec word "tlalocelot", meaning "field tiger". They hunt at night and spend the day resting in brush so thick that a human can only get through it by crawling. They will often hunt in teams, meowing to each other as they close in on prey.Although they are strong swimmers, they do not enter the water readily.
Dallas Zoo researchers recently discovered that female ocelots in captivity react more powerfully to Calvin Klein Obsession for men than they do to natural odors.
Fishing Cat (
Prionailurus viverrinus) in breeding compound
The Fishing Cat is so named because it loves to catch fish, and have been observed diving into water to after fish as well as attempting to scoop them out with their paws. They also have been observed catching waterfowl by swimming up to them while fully submerged and seizing their legs from beneath. They live in India and southeast Asia.
Iberian Lynx (
Lynx pardinus)
The Iberian Lynx, also known as the Pardel or Spanish Lynx, is the most endanged cat species in the world. Experts say that it can be saved, but the rabbit population of its native Spain and Portugal must be restored for that to occur. Although the decline of the Iberian lynx began at the first half of the 20th century, it accelerated greatly in the 1950's due to the drop in the European rabbit population from the spread of the disease myxomatosis. If it does become extinct, it will be the first cat species to die out since the sabretoothed tiger.
Edit: Go to this link and click on the button on the left that says "Mesagem na garafa: de ja o seu clique". When you do so, the advertising sponsors contribute a small donation to help the Iberian lynx, costing you nothing. Only once click per day is counted. I recomend using Netscape because Internet Explorer didn't load the site when I tried.
http://www.naturlink.pt/default.asp?iLingua=2