A lynx hunting a grouse that was strutting around a few weeks ago. We don’t get lynx on our cameras very often and certainly not videos of them hunting prey! So we thought this was pretty cool to capture on camera! pic.twitter.com/nYBpzDxOvr
— Voyageurs Wolf Project (@VoyaWolfProject) April 17, 2023
“Uh, I was just practicing, I coulda caught you if I wanted. Jerk.”
Looked like it must have been a young “bobbycat” because most cats don’t usually just walk right up to their prey.
Butt yes, it does seem like more than a coincident that when on camera animals in the wild like to present their ass for our viewing pleasure. As they see it, I suppose.
In defense of the bobcat, here is general success rate for animals in the wild catching prey:
“Hunting success in animals. Detailed field studies show that prey are usually successful at escaping predators, with hunting success rates as low as 1–5% in many systems.”
“No fair using your powers of flight when you see me 40 feet away, jerk!”
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I have the same problem whenever I try to do wildlife photography. They see my camera and immediately turn their butts toward it.
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Looked like it must have been a young “bobbycat” because most cats don’t usually just walk right up to their prey.
Butt yes, it does seem like more than a coincident that when on camera animals in the wild like to present their ass for our viewing pleasure. As they see it, I suppose.
In defense of the bobcat, here is general success rate for animals in the wild catching prey:
“Hunting success in animals. Detailed field studies show that prey are usually successful at escaping predators, with hunting success rates as low as 1–5% in many systems.”
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