Meet the Snow Ghost of North America — the Wild Cat With Paws Built Like Snowshoes

Meet the Snow Ghost of North America — the Wild Cat With Paws Built Like Snowshoes

Few North American predators are as rarely seen, or as perfectly built for their environment, as the Canada lynx. Wrapped in thick, pale fur with black-tufted ears and an unmistakable bobbed tail, this elusive wild cat moves through deep snow almost silently — a trick made possible by paws so oversized they function like natural snowshoes, spreading its weight across the surface of the snowpack while other predators sink and struggle. The photo …