The two animals threshed about, the lynx ripping and tearing with her claws and using her teeth as well, while the she-wolf used her teeth alone.
Once, the cub sprang in and sank his teeth into the hind leg of the lynx.
He clung on, growling savagely.

Though he did not know it, by the weight of his body he clogged the action of the leg and thereby saved his mother much damage.

A change in the battle crushed him under both their bodies and wrenched loose his hold.

The next moment the two mothers separated, and, before they rushed together again, the lynx lashed out at the cub with a huge fore-paw that ripped his shoulder open to the bone and sent him hurtling sidewise against the wall.

Then was added to the uproar the cub's shrill yelp of pain and fright.