Incredible footage of lynx in northern Minnesota

[@jarredmorris9749]

this seems like a mythical creature, what a beauty

[@scottisitoro3953]

No kidding. One of God's great creations. Feel bad for bunnies, squirrels, etc that lynx must eat, but evolution must happen.

[@nerdybucky]

The government in Switzerland let shoot our Wolves down, I hope they let our Lynxes live in peace. 😭

[@scottisitoro3953]

@@nerdybucky Oh, dear God. I hope so

[@nerdybucky]

@@scottisitoro3953 It's just horrible. We have thousands of government approved hunters in Switzerland, who hunt down 10'000 deer in a year. Yeah, Wolves attack some unprotected sheep, no wonder when our hunters hunt all deer and the food source for them. 😔 Sometimes I hate being Swiss...

[@erasernox2611]

he looks like rake in night vision

[@mollyds4528]

Beautiful! May this gorgeous creature live a long, healthy life.

[@sundial6919]

What wonderful amazing critters ♥️

[@DidYouReadEULA]

My thoughts exactly!

[@wirefeed3419]

Its health and success will depend 100% on there being an abundance of good food sources.

[@jacqued6791]

​@wirefeed3419 Exactly!! May this gorgeous creature live a long, healthy life.

[@maltygoodness2]

It is majestic, unfortunately it also looks superimposed or AI. How does the lynx not leave any tracks or paw prints? 😎

[@rozannaherring1578]

Absolutely stunning footage and thank you for not adding any music, just allowing the peaceful sounds of nature.

[@shelleyhanson9793]

ABSOLUTELY AGREE 100% LOVE JUST THE LYNX & SOUNDS OF NATURE! GLAD IT WASN'T RUINED BY MUSIC TOO! 😁😍😇

[@elizamccroskey1708]

Wonderful use, and no overuse of the slow-motion. I adored hearing the ice crack underfoot.

[@frisbeefreer532]

This way we can hear how quietly he moves thru the forest. 😊

[@lisalarouge6309]

Was this via drone?

[@rozannaherring1578]

@@lisalarouge6309 Looks like trail cameras.

[@Shredderof_POWDA]

Wow. Just think of all that work this Lynx went through setting up that camera, doing walk bys, and then repeating that process a dozen+ times. Y'all should really thank this Lynx for taking the time to film this youtube video, and uploading it. Let's get this Lynx to 1 million!

[@HNSeventyFive]

😂 Cheers to you, fellow watcher of backpacking videos!

[@nonai7897]

It was at least 13 takes per camera too

[@Turk_2023]

What a narcissist, always filming itself.

[@ChairBear56]

Lmao! Cute🤣

[@commontater8630]

Hope he's at least getting Union scale for all this work.

[@Traplordward]

Such a magnificent animal. Wow. Looks almost like a creature out of a fantasy film. What a blessing to earth to have animals.

[@kathleenpolly2219]

What an incredibly majestic animal!

[@shaunatindall175]

Love the closeup of the face looking at the camera!

[@HashCracker]

Ik its adorable, so cute

[@frozenrats]

It was definitely smelling something. Probably whoever set up the camera

[@Integritys_Sum]

1:26

[@ginnykilpatrick]

I love how they are built like a jacked up race car, with the back legs longer than the front. Built for speed!

[@toddbailey6641]

It's for jumping.

[@HotaruGlaive]

The reason race cars have larger back tires is for grip, not speed.

[@RobertJarecki]

​@@HotaruGlaive no grip = no speed

[@ParkerQualityControl]

@@RobertJareckihuge fan of cats and speed.

[@kil-roy]

Legit looks like a person in a lynx costume

[@TigerLily61811]

Amazing how well it blends in to all different environments, rocks, grass, forest, snow.

[@fabsmaster5309]

Saw one of these crossing the road in front of me at 4am in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah. They are extremely rare here and I didn’t have time to get a picture, so I’m glad there is footage like this.

[@guardrailbiter]

Lynx: super elusive. Also Lynx: strolling along well-traveled trails!

[@stigcc]

Yes, but we would never see it if we hiked there!

[@dschonhaut]

Elusively

[@elly2154]

perhaps they scented the trail as a lure

[@bobsmith5088]

Don’ listen properly, do they? Don’ look properly either. Never notice nuffink, they don’

[@sturmovik1274]

@@bobsmith5088 Hobbits?

[@b.a.erlebacher1139]

Trail cams are a wonderful invention. I once lived in an area with lynx for 5 years and never saw anything but tracks.

[@TheMagaMartinShow]

Every time I put up trail cams only naked girls appear on film. What a waste of time

[@brianmeen2158]

With trail cams it’s only a matter of time before we see Bigfoot

[@jaytee2642]

I was thinking the same thing about trail cams as I was watching. There's so much wildlife activity that we never get a chance to see, but at least we have a small sampling with the cams.

[@jaytee2642]

​@@TheMagaMartinShow Well, you're not supposed to set them up outside of strip clubs. That's a different kind of wildlife.😉

[@shelleyhanson9793]

​@@TheMagaMartinShow😂😂😂😂😂 SO SO FUNNY!

[@LuisColon-j9o]

This is some wonderful lynx footage. Thank you for sharing, so beautiful

[@何漢民]

🇹🇼Taiwan has 😅 no such big 🐯 cat relationships animals 😢 and 石虎 always hit to death by car. 😭

[@notinavacuum5966]

Wow. That first scene is incredible with that mystical-looking creature in that enchantingly mossy environment.

[@politelyimpolite]

This cute cat walks around with such curiosity and confidence 😍

[@Kemblik_Art]

Look at those big fluffy murder mittens!!

[@oldbroad7672]

🐾🐾 Wow!

[@heatherhult5838]

Lol! I was just thinking the same thing! 😂

[@gloryshadow8710]

Cuteness 😍

[@sandeedobberstine5591]

😂😂😂

[@janetconnors4591]

Omg so snuggly!

[@Cara-380]

I love their snowshoe feet!

[@shelleyhanson9793]

FIRT TIME I SEEN A SNOWSHOE LYNX IT TOOK MY BREATH AWAY! FELINES ARE MY ❤ & EVERYTHING ABOUT THEM TOO ME IS WOW! AWESOME! 😻😺😽😼 MY FAVORITE SONG IS MY BELOVED FELINE OF THE TIME ALWAYS HAD THEM AS A BABY & THROUGH 62+ YEARS! LOVE ANIMALS AND NATURE, BUT FEINES OF ANY KIND ARE MY JAM SO TO SPEAK! 😽😻😼

[@Cara-380]

@@shelleyhanson9793 Using all caps is universally viewed as yelling

[@shelleyhanson9793]

@@Cara-380 I KNOW THAT. I HAVE BAD VISION, ALSO EYES CONTINUALLY WATER MAKES THE KEYBOARD HARD FOR ME TO SEE. I'M NOT YELLING @ ANYBODY, JUST SO YOU KNOW. 💟

[@astareus]

@@shelleyhanson9793 You do you Miss Shelley, I think your positive energy comes through very clearly in your writing and I'm not sure why Cara focused on your capitalization instead of the content of your message (which was agreeing with her!) And finally, yeah, felines are the best 🥰 I love dogs and all animals too but like yourself, I think there's just something about the cats of the world, big and small, that makes me want to stand tall and be proud in my own skin the way they so effortlessly are in theirs.

[@harveyweinstein349]

fuck the eagles

[@sandyaw3057]

What a beautiful, amazing animal! I hope the gorgeous kitty lives a long and peaceful life.

[@yadgar1969]

To me, Eurasians are even more majestic!

[@fithrwer6286]

He kills for a living, it’s rarely peaceful.

[@mattdillon4398]

It won't be peaceful. It will kill and disembowel many small woodland creatures in order to survive. Life is a terribly violent and hard thing.

[@chipsterb4946]

You do realize that it’s an apex predator right? Yes, the lynx is gorgeous and powerful. Peaceful? No.

[@yadgar1969]

We have them in the wild just a few bicycle hours away from Cologne, Germany... but they are incredibly hard to spot! The only Eurasian lynx I ever saw face to face was in a wildlife park in 2017, sadly constrained to a caged enclosure... and then once again in 2019, but Felix has a fear of men (not women!) in black jackets, so he kept his distance...

[@AC97_]

No rushing, pure patience and observance. A zen being living off of instinct.

[@lukerlunker]

So do you. But it is hard to see sometimes as a human being!

[@DanielWhite-v4e]

spreading love everywhere like a beautiful big fella too!

[@ian.swift.31614]

@@DanielWhite-v4e yeah all those rodentia feel the love, no cap.

[@newera6001]

This makes us understand how much tranquility there should be on this planet. What a beautiful animal!

[@thereadersvoice]

It's almost like their legs, to say nothing of their paws, are disproportionately big for their stature. That is one intimidating kitty! Cool video! 🙂

[@susanschofield2705]

Snow shoes

[@susie9893]

​@@susanschofield2705yup, they're an inclusive deal 😅

[@sturmovik1274]

They are. The legs are enlarged for running and jumping. Paws are enlarged to act as snowshoes so they can walk/run on top of deep snow instead of having to plow through it.

[@ndan3746]

Just beautiful... thank you for sharing

[@anonymoushuman8962]

He’s absolutely beautiful. What a magnificent cat

[@nicolecocoxoxo]

Oh my god. This is the definition of breathtaking. Absolutely gorgeous.

[@Smokey2Mc]

So majestic it almost doesn't look real.

[@BourneAccident]

This footage reminds me of our house cat. She had many features similar to this Lynx. She lived 22 years. She was a wonderful pet. We never had a single problem with her. We miss her very much.

[@pinchebruha405]

Awe…..❤😊

[@maramakesjournals2319]

❤

[@Thizzamajig]

Its so cool we have mini versions of these adorable murderous animals. Rip to your kitty

[@safaricartvideos]

22 years is amazing, just curious if you fed her dry or canned food (and what brand), and how many times a day. Is there anything particular you did that may have helped her live so long? 16 years is the longest I have had one live, I would love to see our new kitten make it over 20 years.

[@lamerica80]

@@safaricartvideos My parents fed their cat 100% dry food and water (plus the odd shrimp and whatever mouse it cought) and it lived a happy 19 years.

[@tenacrossley9346]

So stunning! Now thats a super model❤

[@pricklypear7516]

She's undoubtedly thinking, "Damn PAW-parazzi won't give me a moment's peace!"

[@Psychiatricnerd]

Beauty and the beast. He’s the beast.

[@wiethen]

She??​@@pricklypear7516

[@flyingchong]

The thumbnail looks unreal, almost like some fantasy film shot 😮

[@salimoneus]

that's because it's fake CGI

[@SusieIrish]

Fake fake fake

[@rondamullins8831]

Wow! Gorgeous cat and beautiful scenery. You are blessed! That cat is amazing and beautiful. Powerful muscles and agility.

[@juliemoylan9697]

Beautiful cat, look at the size of those paws! Thanks for sharing!!

[@henryrodgers1752]

Stunning footage of that majestic cat, showcasing so many different moods. Wonderful work!

[@GingerPeacenik]

I pet a couple of them at Big Cat Rescue years ago. As big as large German Shepherds, and softer than bunnies!

[@rosiebuddy4763]

I did too at the Big Cat Rescue about 30 years ago. Yes, bunny fur. An unforgettable experience etched in my memory forever.

[@flannelpillowcase6475]

looking at it in the video, i just wanna curl up and fall asleep with one, except i'd probably die instantly

[@TheQueensWish]

Thanks for sharing this beautiful lynx. May all the super special animals of Minnesota stay safe and wild. 🤗

[@ivangranger8494]

Too many wolf packs have destroyed the deer herd. I don’t know if one fawn survived this summer in my immediate area. Haven’t seen one Doe, with her fawns. Only heard the screaming, and having to see piles of wolf excrement in the roads around the lake, full of deer fur and bone chips. 😭The deer, and other animals should be on an endangered list, not the thousands of wolves.

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

Luckily they did not share the lynx but only footage of them.

[@cosmicfaiIure]

@@ivangranger8494 deers are not going endangered

[@ivangranger8494]

@@cosmicfaiIure You don’t live in Minnesota with THOUSANDS of wolves exterminating the woods, farm stock, and Peoples Pets. The Senator of Wyoming in a conference call with our Congressional Rep and we; his constituents stated there are 35O wolves for Wyoming Utah, and I think it was Montana. She stated, Whoever decided Minnesota needed thousands of wolves? You can come here where I live and pitch a tent this winter. Come join the packs of wolves that are running rampant. I have seen one fawn with a doe, this fall. The rest were piles of sht,fur and bone chips from Spring, on. There is no such word as deers in plural. It’s still deer.

[@adamshinbrot]

@@ivangranger8494 There are about 3,000 wolves in Minnesota, and there are about a million deer. There are also about half a million hunting licenses issued. The chances that a deer is killed by a wolf is quite small compared to the chance one was killed by a human hunter. Google is your friend.

[@addywick8941]

That was GREAT! Thank you!❤

[@sweetrobertos]

Absolutely stunning looking! Thank you.

[@Gigi-fv9ky]

What a beauty! This is where lynx fur belongs, on the original source! ❤️

[@TzadikTheManic]

The lynx has an other-worldly quality about it; it’s more than the fact (for me anyhow) that sighting one is a rarified experience. Its beauty is almost mystical, that’s the feeling that I experience at least. -Thanks for sharing

[@debrapeasley2606]

@@TzadikTheManic I feel the same way about seeing a bald eagle. And when they fly- they own the sky. It gives me chills.

[@QualeQualeson]

Ghosts. People live in lynx territory all their lives and never catch so much as a glimpse. Watched a series of a photo guy who lived inside such a territory in Norway and tried for years. He tracked them in the snowy winters, but always lost the tracks (they lead you around). He spent countless hours in photo hides etc. Nothing. They always know exactly where you are and you never know exactly where they are. Finally, after several years of this obsession, he "got" one: On one of his many trail cams. He decided that'd have to do.

[@stupor_mundi]

Animals bring such beauty to the world just by existing 🥰

[@shelleyhanson9793]

💯🎯❤🎯💯

[@brettteeter3461]

They taste good, too.

[@zhangzongchang1057]

​@@brettteeter3461always one of you

[@mattdillon4398]

@@zhangzongchang1057 The Lynx gets to kill and eat whatever it wants. Why can't we?

[@zhangzongchang1057]

@@mattdillon4398 how is any of this at all relevant to what the original comment said? There is nothing to argue over, stop making up issues.

[@wendellfugate4225]

Merry Christmas and thank you again. Poignant stuff.

[@triplewinlin5576]

Gorgeous animal and great, clear footage. Loved the natural sounds, no talking, no text, and no music., Thanks for this wonderful video!

[@donnag1356]

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!!

[@libertyvilleguy2903]

Beautiful creature, thank you.

[@lupodelupis3672]

00:41 that squirrel on the left scrambled on the tree at the speed of sound as soon as he saw the king lynx approaching 🥶😁

[@juliecolemannelson6849]

And warned it's friends!

[@lupodelupis3672]

@@juliecolemannelson6849 "🚨🚨big lynx approaching!!!🚨🚨"

[@femaleprofessionaldriver7650]

Yelling in squirrel, “INCOMINNNG!!!”

[@asdf9890]

RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! 😂

[@KellyRichards-qf3fo]

❤ PRESERVE AND PROTECT ALL WILDLIFE ❤ Thank you for sharing this BEAUTIFUL video - from Nova Scotia Mother Nature - humans must do more to protect their natural habitats and our ecosystems

[@makotroid108]

I feel like you had a better chance at winning the lottery than filming this. Incredible.

[@karenjones180]

What a gorgeous creature!

[@tonics7121]

What a work of art.

[@judymay9801]

That leap into the woods, near the end was incredible! 😊

[@bcanuck]

Looked as if the Lynx was trying to break the scent trail.

[@Raptorman0909]

@@bcanuck Looked like he was going to take a dump to me!

[@scottwright388]

I thought it was taking a dump too, but I'm pretty sure that was an evasion tactic. Scent and tracks I'm guessing.

[@marcpeters4599]

There’s a video here on YT that I’ve seen taken somewhere in Canada by an operator of a large front end loader that was stopped and he films a Bobcat climb onto it and it never realized he was inside the cab and he films it leaping off the big tire, or part of the machine, and it’s AMAZING how far it went through the air!😮 I suppose it could’ve just been the angle he filmed it from, but it looks like it went 30 feet easily 😳

[@davebanks7435]

Some seriously good trail cam placement - wonderful thank you

[@oceanexplorer1407]

Great camera placement, amazing footage

[@Bushman9]

Biased Canadian here, but they are the most beautiful creatures on earth.

[@ParkerQualityControl]

💯facts

[@FaustoTheBoozehound]

Canadians or lynx? 😅

[@Bushman9]

@@FaustoTheBoozehound Oh, the lynx!

[@ParkerQualityControl]

@@Bushman9 they are hilarious when they have a disagreement

[@vadenk4433]

Snow Leopards are the most beautiful imo

[@mariarohmer2374]

Noooobody better touch or harm this majestic, gorgeous creature. Nobody.

[@deborahwhit118]

Am sure the wealthy have something sinister in mind.

[@zephyrr108]

I feel the same way.

[@brianmeen2158]

They aren’t endangered are they?

[@mmayer1558]

No body! Maybe a spirit, like a forest spirit that's cool and chill and imbues the creatures with magical essence to bolster their relationship with nature

[@mariarohmer2374]

@@brianmeen2158 Absolutely.

[@jtidema]

This is one gorgeous cat! I didn't realize they looked quite so similar and had the short tails like our bobcats here in NJ. I knew that a bobcat was a species of Lynx, without the ear tufts, but I just read that they are about the same size, and the bobcat can actually grow larger than the Canadian Lynx. We see one fairly often on our trail cams (it's a woodsy area) that we think is about 35 pounds. He likes to use a fallen log to cross the stream in the back and actually got chased away by some raccoons a few years ago...

[@b.a.erlebacher1139]

@@jtidema Bobcats vary a lot in size by climate. In the southern part of their range they tend to be lighter and lanky in build and stockier and heavier as the range goes north. While there's a little overlap in range in parts of southern Canada, lynxes do so much better with deep snow they pretty much take over the range in those areas. Lynxes have huge feet that act like snowshoes, and they can tolerate the climate up through the thin forest near the tundra. Bobcats are usually found only in the southernmost parts of Canada

[@ELcinegatto87]

The Eurasian Lynx's they have in Central/Eastern Europe and Russia are even bigger, basically twice the size. A large tom can grow up to 65-85lbs. They can take down large deer. It's true about Bobcats, there are basically subspecies of them depending on the region and climate in the US and their coat/patterns also vary as well. Some are short and stocky, others long and thin and Northern US Bobcats somewhere in between. This was a rather large Canadian Lynx, most are usually a bit smaller than the one depicted in this video.

[@CLOCKCHASER2222]

They’ve all had there tails Bitten off in fights. Or it’s the same cat been filmed in all clips

[@centuriesofblood]

Amazing how coloration blends into the environment.

[@Whatt787]

Awesome!

[@regulatedfreestylevideos]

their chonky back legs sometimes makes them look like a person inside a lynx costume

[@alexiswilliamsinc]

Exactly! With their expressive face and body, I kept imagining a human in an unnecessarily elaborate cat suit… sketched only from memory. 😂😂❤

[@fearless7989]

The Grinch

[@theangriestcatintheworld]

Fuzzy pyjamas 😂

[@psisky]

Wow, it looks like a mythical beast. Beautiful.

[@ehsansabaghian5617]

Truely majestic animal. I can watch these videos for days. Beautiful.

[@jeffvikings6240]

I rather just go up there and sit in a tree all day!

[@alisonhendry2928]

Wow thank you for sharing your amazing capture on your critter cams. Breathtaking and serene. I want to paint one now. 😂😂 thanks for all the work you did splicing this together too. Lucky for you and us.

[@merccadoosis8847]

Very majestic creature. Really nice capture.

[@basicbreakfast]

The ghost cat👀 just otherworldly to observe Thx so much💥

[@LCLW63]

What a stunning creature! I actually thought the thumbnail was fake as it really didn't look real, glad I watched. Thank you!

[@GarySmith-up1un]

I have ignored this video because of the CGI thumbnail

[@LCLW63]

@@GarySmith-up1un Me too & then I gave in & as I said glad I watched what a stunning creature!

[@salimoneus]

it is fake, good eye. decent quality CGI

[@leefrankel4191]

I love cats, these particular cats blow me away. So gorgeous.

[@JimJimmington-e8i]

This is really, really good footage. This is a really good setup going.

[@AnchorsAweighNarooma]

Great footage many thanks, love the Lynx like all cats.

[@babyIwelcomethepressure]

Beyond incredible. Such a majestic being. A rather quiet one at that.

[@aliciahoverson]

Northern Minnesota looks like another planet 😮

[@Transilvanian90]

Great footage of the forest kitty

[@annalawson9989]

Absolutely Gorgeous ❤ From Atlantic Canada, Thanks for sharing ❤

[@michelesantamaria9794]

I saw one a year ago at Fort Old National Park in California! Wow!

[@allisonjames2923]

What a gorgeous big kitty! And those giant fluffy paws 💕 With a little pyjama butt 🫠🐈

[@79Bobola]

My mom and her friend saw one in the boundary waters back in 2008. They will never forget it! 😊

[@leofee]

Totally looks like this majestic, mythical creature 😍 I also love at 0:17 how it briefly turns into a house cat getting startled and skipping away

[@greywolfmedi2923]

Majestic is the word I thought of

[@KHall2697]

I just happened to come across your video and I’m so glad I did. This video footage left me mesmerized. This creature is magnificent. Tks for sharing.

[@angrytater2456]

What a beautiful creature.

[@marjoriecoey3418]

What a beautiful cat! Almost the same colours as the granite rocks! Thanks for sharing. ❤

[@jimbt9889]

My favorite, along with snow leopard, from cat species

[@neebinmakwah349]

Thanks... From an Ojibway 🐾

[@gauraviyengar7804]

Theres something about the lynx in the mossy forest that just looks so beautiful.

[@scottpupek497]

Beautiful! We have their cousins the bobcats in our local San Gabriel mountains in Southern California.😊

[@KohalaLover]

Yes! Also in Rancho Santa Margarita/Trabuco Canyon.

[@Dienekes678]

So beautiful. Thank you God for the beauty you have created for us 🙏

[@cecileroy557]

Wow - so majestic!!

[@canislupus5]

The size of those paws and feet relative to the sleek body is such a cool evolution. They're like gymnasts in snowshoes.

[@DeadWhiteButterflies]

idk what it is, but like the panda, it does feel watching a person in a suit. I think it's the paws.

[@JohnCollins-th8hm]

Ive seen a lot of animals in the wild, but never a lynx. Very cool.

[@paulhomsy2751]

Very beautiful healthy lynx. You're not exaggerating, this is incredible footage !!

[@UnderTheBlueBeanBush]

Oh, how beautiful! I'm in awe... this creature is so well designed. No wonder people love cats. Dogs are lovely too in their way, but they can never come close to this grace. This kind of lynx is even more beautiful than our swedish ones.

[@TCK-9]

They're gorgeous as well, and there can be a fair bit of variation in appearance amongst local populations so opinions may vary. 😀

[@JaneJones-lg3bd]

I'm always impressed by the size of their paws!

[@jerrilove6167]

Beautiful and stunning Beings. Just gorgeous 😍 Thank you for sharing 😊

[@gregburrows4192]

What a magnificent animal. I love cougars, but this certainly catches my attention!

[@svharken6907]

Stunning! Thank you so much for sharing

[@WHREIKI_EARTHING_ET_ALIAE]

Thank you Nature, Minnesota and Voyageurs Wolf Project!

[@jetmyamstaff]

Beautiful I swear, Gods creation is always beautiful. Live freely my dear one

[@VeraBousiou]

What a creature, majestic ❤

[@stephanieboardman7597]

Beautiful Lynx

[@angelahardison6575]

Gorgeous Big Cat!❤

[@SR-jq7nv]

Deadly but beautiful, especially in its winter coat😊

[@rubbishjunk4616]

This Lynx certainly has some great model/texture mapping skills

[@meanwhilemothernature7341]

Great post, many thanks 👍👍👍

[@JohnnyLingle-zw4hi]

Magnificent