Canada driver captures rare sighting of mother lynx and her kittens

[Judi Lynn]

The wild cats which are larger than bobcats spend much of their life hidden in thick forest and are rarely seen in groups

Leyland Cecco in Toronto

Fri 14 Feb 2020 12.39 EST

It is one of Canada’s stealthiest predators, so spotting a single lynx is rare enough for travelers in the country’s hinterland.

But a driver in the western province of Manitoba recently managed to capture on video an entire family of the wild cats as they crossed the road.

Shaun Kirchmann was travelling along Highway 6 from Grand Rapids to Winnipeg, when a silhouette close to the treeline caught his eye.

The Manitoba Hydro employee pulled over to the side of the road, hopeful the shape he had spotted would move closer into view. Moose and deer are common sights along much of the country’s highway systems, and wolves and coyotes can occasionally be seen too.

More:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/14/canada-driver-captures-rare-sighting-mother-lynx-kittens

[cyclonefence]

1. It might have been my imagination

but it seemed to me that the mother lynx stopped at the edge of the road and looked to her left (where traffic would have come from), then moved to the center line, paused and looked right (ditto) before turning back to urge the kittens on. Around here I'm used to deer who just blindly walk or jump into the road without seeming to understand the dangerous difference between ground surfaces.

[pansypoo53219]

2. my grandparent's cat susie looked both ways. she lived a long life.