Trail-cam footage captured in Canada’s Yukon Territory reveals the extraordinary leaping ability of the Canada lynx.
“Looking for an evening meal, a Canada lynx effortlessly leaps ~ 8 feet in pursuit of a squirrel,” David Troup of Yukon Wildlife Cams stated Tuesday via Facebook.
Lynx jumping in pursuit of squirrel.
Troup’s footage was slowed to show detail of the lynx in flight. (Click here if video player does not appear below.)
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Canada lynx are secretive forest dwellers and rarely encountered by humans, but they are not shy around Troup’s motion-sensor cameras.
According to the Canadian Wildlife Federation, lynx subsist largely on snowshoe hares. But they also prey on squirrels, grouse, voles, mice, and foxes.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Elusive lynx caught on video leaping through forest after squirrel