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Marina wrote:
"Sherry " wrote It probably is now. I'm guessing these little old ladies have owned these coats for decades. Just out of curiousity I did a search just now on e-bay, keywords "lynx coat." Several came up. Looking at them just made me sick, just sick. They are such magnificent animals. I've always had a real affinity for them and have been searching recently for lynx artwork. Yes, I love them too. Lynx are the only wild cat we have here in Scandinavia. I would love to see anything you find. The Lynx was once native to Britain, sadly it was wiped out by humans centuries ago.:-( -- Adrian Fur is worn by beautiful animals and ugly people. |
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Sherry wrote:
They are such magnificent animals. I've always had a real affinity for them and have been searching recently for lynx artwork. Some artwork coming up: http://www.duncanmcfarlane.ns.ca/animals.html http://www.art.com/asp/sp-asp/_/PD--...tm?RFID=633434 There also used to be a lady posting pics of her own artwork (drawings) on abpa, but I haven't seen her around there for some time now. I think her name was Diane Lee. She also had a website, but I can't find it now. Her work was really awesome! -- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Christine in Vantaa, Finland (Europe) Email: christal63(at)yahoo(dot)com Photos: http://photos.yahoo.com/christal63 |
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On Mon, 1 Sep 2003 17:40:28 +0100, "Adrian" wrote:
Adrian Fur is worn by beautiful animals and ugly people. Love that sig - and how true |
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"LOL" wrote in message om... (Sherry ) wrote in message ... But the little old blue-haired (very wealthy) ladies always wear their fur. It just kills me. Not just mink either; even lynx, and I didn't even know they made coats out of lynx. I almost chew my tongue off every year to keep from saying something. I know these little old ladies have had their furs for twenty years and just *wait* for an occasion to wear them and don't really know better. But it just screams "oxymoron" to wear fur to a Humane society event. Sherry Oh. My. God. This is the sort of thing that, regrettably, makes me laugh really hard. Out loud. It's a good thing I am not attending any such event; I would offend the old ladies terribly. :-P ------ Krista Who inherited a mink stole from a great-grandmother, and though I know these minks died long before I was born, and I am not responsible in any way for the existence of this garment, I can't bring myself even to keep it in the house. I know my mother is one of those little old lady types and has various furs; she does not get it that I will never wear one. In fact, this thread just gave me the idea that when she does die, I'll sell those fur coats and donate the money to an animal charity. Christine |
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"LOL" wrote Who inherited a mink stole from a great-grandmother, and though I know these minks died long before I was born, and I am not responsible in any way for the existence of this garment, I can't bring myself even to keep it in the house. How about giving it to Mikey to kill? ;o) -- Marina |
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Oh. My. God. This is the sort of thing that, regrettably, makes me
laugh really hard. Out loud. It's a good thing I am not attending any such event; I would offend the old ladies terribly. :-P ------ Krista Oh, yeah, talk about offending the little old blue-hairs. It takes every bit of restraint I have in my whole body to keep from saying, "May I take your coat, Ma'am? And bury it in the back yard where dead animals belong?" Sherry |
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Some artwork coming up:
http://www.duncanmcfarlane.ns.ca/animals.html http://www.art.com/asp/sp-asp/_/PD--...tm?RFID=633434 Oh, wow, the drawings in that first link are reallly beautiful. I love the wolves too. But the second one, the "Dozing Lynx", I've seen it before. It bothers me for some reason. I think maybe it's because the lynx looks cold. (which, I know he probably isnt). And that hunched posture, with his eyes closed, that's how our house-cats look when they're sick!! Sherry |
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I love all wild animals... in particular wild cats. In North America we
have three indigenous species of wild cats... the Cougar, the Lynx, and the Bobcat. Here is some info on the North American Lynx that you might find interesting reading... Description and Behavior The Canada lynx has a flared facial ruff, black ear tufts, and long hind legs which lend a slightly stooped posture. The pelage is reddish-brown to grey; the hairs are tipped with white which gives the fur a frosted appearance. There is a rare pallid color phase which suggests partial albinism, known as the blue lynx in the fur trade (Quinn and Parker 1987). The Canada lynx's large spreading feet act like snowshoes, and are twice as effective at supporting its weight on snow as those of the bobcat (Parker et al. 1983). The lynxes show remarkable similarity of appearance compared to other related groups of cats, and the Canada lynx is often treated as conspecific with the Eurasian lynx (Kurtén and Rausch 1959, Tumlison 1987). However, the Canada lynx is only half the size of the Eurasian lynx: average adult weight of Canada lynx males is 10.7 kg (n=201) and females 8.9 kg (n=183) (U. Breitenmoser and C. Breitenmoser-W&uumal;rsten in prep.). While the Canada lynx is probably a descendant of a Eurasian lynx ancestor which migrated into North America during one of the last two major glacial periods (Werdelin 1981, 1983b), the Breitenmosers (in prep.) argue convincingly that the two should be considered separate species, as they now show marked adaptive differences for prey capture. Whereas the larger Eurasian lynx preys mainly on ungulates, the Canada lynx relies almost exclusively on snowshoe hares, and is uniquely adapted, both behaviorally and physiologically, to exploit a cyclic prey base. Among felid predator-prey relationships, there are none as closely tied as that between the hare and the Canada lynx (Van Zyll de Jong 1966, Nellis et al. 1972, Brand and Keith 1979, Parker et al. 1983, Ward and Krebs 1985). The lynx-hare cycle was first discovered from harvest records of the Hudson' s Bay Company dating back to the 1800s (Elton and Nicholson 1942: Figure 6). Numbers of snowshoe hares peak approximately every ten years, and lynx numbers follow the same pattern with a short lag, typically one to two years (Keith 1963, Bulmer 1974). While the populations of many prey and predator species are cyclic and roughly synchronous in the northern latitudes, the snowshoe hare and lynx correlation is particularly close (Keith 1963, Mallory 1987: Figure 7). The amplitude of the lynx population cycle is greater than that of any other predator (Bulmer 1974), and lynx density during cyclic highs and lows can differ by up to 15-fold (Breitenmoser et al. 1993b). As hares decline, fewer lynx breed, producing smaller litters with few, if any, surviving kits. As hares increase, so do lynx reproduction and recruitment rates (Nellis et al. 1972, Brand and Keith 1979, Parker et al. 1983, O'Connor 1984, Slough and Ward 1990, Breitenmoser et al. 1993b, Mowat 1993). In captivity, female lynx do not show such an early onset of sexual maturity or such high litter sizes as during hare peaks in the wild (Breitenmoser et al. 1993b). While lynx will switch prey during periods when hares are scarce (Brand et al. 1976), turning to small rodents, ground birds and, exceptionally, ungulates such as white-tailed deer, caribou, and Dall sheep (Saunders 1963, Bergerud 1983, Stephenson et al. 1991), lynx populations only reach high densities when supported by snowshoe hares (Brand and Keith 1979, Mech 1980, Ward and Krebs 1985). There are several competing hypotheses to explain the hare cycle. The most widely accepted explanation is that winter food shortage (Keith 1974) depresses hare reproduction (Carey and Keith 1979) at the population peak and starts the cyclic downturn, and hare numbers are subsequently further reduced due to predation (Keith et al. 1984, Boutin et al. 1986). Gilpin (1973) and Schaffer (1984) modelled harvest data mathematically, and concluded that the cycle is more complex than a simple predator-prey interaction, involving at least a third additional factor. Another suggested influence involves changes in the nutritional quality of vegetation in response to hare browsing (Bryant 1981, Sinclair and Smith 1984, Bryant et al. 1985). Nevertheless, in some areas, hares have declined even when food resources appear sufficient (Keith et al. 1984, Krebs et al. 1986). Preliminary results achieved from long-term field experiments (Krebs et al. 1992) now favor the hypothesis that predation alone, by a variety of specialist and generalist carnivores, is the driving force behind the cycle, as has been suggested for microtine rodents (Hanski et al. 1991). Population Status Global: Category 4 Regional: Category 3 IUCN: Not Listed The status of the lynx is generally satisfactory (Quinn and Parker 1987, Govt. of Canada 1988). In Canada, it is considered endangered only in New Brunswick, and has been extirpated from Prince Edward Island and mainland Nova Scotia. The largest populations are found in southern Quebec, northern Alberta, northern British Columbia, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Alaska (Govt. of Canada 1988; K. Poole, B. Slough in litt. 1993), although there is some concern that trapping pressure during the 1970s-1980s has reduced population levels (see Part II Chapter 4). The main US lynx population is found in Alaska. Elsewhere, they are more sparsely distributed, occurring in low numbers in the states of Washington, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York (reintroduced), Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, with the largest populations in the Rocky Mountains. Washington state recently listed the lynx as Threatened, and will take more active measures to aid population recovery (Anon. 1994b). Much of the lynx's American range consists of National Forest lands (Koehler 1990b). Lynx density fluctuates dramatically with the hare cycle (Breitenmoser et al. 1993b). An ongoing long-term study of an unexploited population in good quality habitat in the Yukon found densities of 2.8 individuals (including kittens) per 100 km2 during the hare low, and 37.2 per 100 km2 during the peak (G. Mowat and B. Slough, unpubl. data). Poole (1994) obtained very similar figures for his study area in the North-West Terrritories: 30 lynx per 100 km2 at the peak, and around 3/100 km2 the winter following the hare crash. In the south of their range, where snowshoe hare populations appear to be non-cyclic and stable at low densities, Koehler (1990a) reported lynx density at 2.6 individuals per 100 km2 (north-central Washington). The study was conducted in mature coniferous forest where fires had been suppressed, and the early successional growth preferred by snowshoe hares was limited to isolated pockets. Home range sizes for lynx range from 4-25 km2 for females, and 4-70 km2 for males (G. Mowat and B. Slough, unpubl. data). On the Kenai peninsula, Alaska, Kesterson (1988) found larger home ranges - 107 km2 for females and 225 km2 for males -- but seasonal ranges were smaller, with females only 9.4 km2 in summer. Male ranges usually encompass those of females (Saunders 1963, Berrie 1973, Parker et al. 1983, Ward and Krebs 1985, Kesterson 1988, Slough and Ward 1990), but same-sex overlap has also been found (Berrie 1973, Mech 1980, Carbyn and Patriquin 1983, Noiseux and Doucet 1987; G. Mowat, B. Slough and K. Poole unpubl. data). Breitenmoser et al. (1993b) suggest that same-sex overlap reflects a high degree of tolerance of independent offspring by resident lynx, another unusual adaptation of the Canada lynx to a predictably cyclic prey base.Protection Status Protection Status: CITES Appendix II National legislation: Managed for exploitation over most of its range In Canada, trapping is regulated through closed seasons, quotas, limited entry and long-term trapping concessions. (See Part II Chapter 4 for a more detailed discussion of harvest management.) In the United States, trapping is permitted only in Alaska, Idaho, and Montana (Koehler 1990b) Diane ) |
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"Diane" wrote The lynxes show remarkable similarity of appearance compared to other related groups of cats, and the Canada lynx is often treated as conspecific with the Eurasian lynx (Kurtén and Rausch 1959, LOL! Why am I not surprised that my Dad's name appears in this context? There is even a prehistoric lynx named after him - Lynx Kurtén. -- Marina |
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