Which of These Animals is Tougher?
The lynx and wolverine are both formidable, elusive predators.
The lynx and the wolverine are both formidable predators known for their elusive nature.
Roaming the remote northern forests of North America, Europe, and Asia, lynx are skilled hunters that make use of great hearing (the tufts on their ears are a hearing aid) and eyesight strong enough to spot a mouse 250 feet (75 meters) away. Canada lynx eat mice, squirrels, and birds, but prefer the snowshoe hare.
Bigger Eurasian lynx, such as the animal pictured above, hunt a wider range of animals, from small mammals to deer.
Native to North America, the wolverine is a powerful animal that resembles a small bear but is actually the largest member of the weasel family. They are tenacious predators with a taste for