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Lynx wanders itself onto Olympic downhill course
CBSSports.com ^ | Feb. 10, 2010 | staff reporter

Posted on 02/20/2010 6:33:43 AM PST by Daffynition

WHISTLER, British Columbia -- A local lynx padded across the Winter Olympic downhill course Wednesday while a training session was halted because of fog.

"Get out of the way," Canadian downhiller Manuel Osborne-Paradis said. "Oh wow -- you do not want to get close to that."

Fortunately for the orange-and-black lynx and the skiers, the session was already on hold due to low visibility and none of the Olympic athletes encountered the four-legged feline.

Still, officials broadcast a warning over the race radio to make sure no skiers were on the course and eventually the lynx hopped over the barriers lining the track and went back into the forest.

"That was all planned. It's to show people Canadian nature," joked Mike Kertesz, the International Ski Federation official in charge of the finish area.

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(Excerpt) Read more at cbssports.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Sports
KEYWORDS: bobcat; kittyping; lynx
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21 posted on 02/20/2010 7:10:50 AM PST by Daffynition (What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
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To: missnry

I have been lucky enough to see 2 lynx in the wild. Magnificent creatures.


22 posted on 02/20/2010 7:13:00 AM PST by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spirito Sancto.)
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To: Daffynition

Hey is Obama photoshopping again. That looks like the Bobcat that is prowling around here in Iron County Michigan. I tell you that must Lynx’s subspecies Bobcat.

Kinda like ford Escort - Mercury Lynx - Interchangeable. To bad Ford did not call the Escort the Bobcat. Opps that is a skidsteer company, name infringement, i may now have the copyright police coming after me. Hold on there is a knock at the back door! See you all it is the feds


23 posted on 02/20/2010 7:13:02 AM PST by hondact200 (hondact200 No to Socialism - Michigan destroyed by Progressive Liberal Populism)
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To: 999replies
Technically all bobcats are Lynx, their species name is Lynx Rufus. Another thing to consider is that Whistler is at the edge of normal NA habitation for the bobcat while Whistler is in the area for normal habitation for the Canadian Lynx or Lynx Canadensis.
24 posted on 02/20/2010 7:13:46 AM PST by aft_lizard (Barack Obama is Hugo Chavez's poodle.)
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To: aft_lizard

good tagline, but not a poodle. should read Barack Obama is Hugo Chavez’s Mongrel Dog, or Mutt named Heinz 57


25 posted on 02/20/2010 7:18:38 AM PST by hondact200 (hondact200 No to Socialism - Michigan destroyed by Progressive Liberal Populism)
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To: gov_bean_ counter
Stir fry for EVERYBODY!!!!

Nah, I don't feel like Chinese today...

26 posted on 02/20/2010 7:21:18 AM PST by EscapedDutch ("Socialism is great until you run out of other people's money" - Lady Margaret Thatcher)
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To: aft_lizard

There is always one in the group. That is like calling a Blacktail a Mule Deer and saying it is correct because they are both ‘technically’ related and they are both deer. Go tell that to all the state biologists, taxidermists, trappers and fur buyers who spend millions buying Bobcats and Lynx out west. I have trapped professionally in Kansas, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska, and got paid for plenty of both different cats.


27 posted on 02/20/2010 7:24:44 AM PST by 999replies (Thune/Rubio 2012)
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To: Daffynition

I give it a 2.0 for difficulty and a 6.5 for technical ability. This Canadian came out of nowhere and had a successful season and could medal in this competition.


28 posted on 02/20/2010 7:28:02 AM PST by righttackle44 (What kind of foreign name is Obama?)
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To: omega4179
Bobcat (Lynx rufus), taken at Sunol Park near Livermore CA, USA

Lynx canadensis, the Canadian lynx


29 posted on 02/20/2010 7:31:55 AM PST by Daffynition (What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
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To: Daffynition

I can has skier?

}:-)4


30 posted on 02/20/2010 7:39:36 AM PST by Moose4 (Wasting away again in Michaelnifongville.)
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To: Daffynition

That is so beautiful.


31 posted on 02/20/2010 7:45:17 AM PST by spectre ( Spectre's wife)
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To: Daffynition
Should've installed a... (wait for it)...


32 posted on 02/20/2010 7:45:45 AM PST by paulycy (Demand Constitutionality.)
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To: Moose4

LOL


33 posted on 02/20/2010 7:45:58 AM PST by whatexit
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To: 999replies

I tend to agree. I have seen lynx in our area and they don’t look like this. This is not a mountain lion either. It looks more like a pint size tiger with a short tail.


34 posted on 02/20/2010 8:04:52 AM PST by celtic gal
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To: VaRepublican

All cats purr even the big lions of Africa purr..it’s a kitty thing you know despite size.


35 posted on 02/20/2010 8:06:04 AM PST by celtic gal
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To: Daffynition

Great pictures


36 posted on 02/20/2010 8:06:36 AM PST by HereInTheHeartland (The End of an Error - 01/20/2013)
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To: Daffynition

If they’re like their cousin the Bobcat you can go a long time without seeing one, and then one of them will decide to walk right up, sit right down and watch you. They are very typical cats, thoroughly independent.


37 posted on 02/20/2010 8:16:36 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
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To: 999replies

You are right, we have lots of Bobcats in my area and that is definitely a Bobcat. Lynx are bigger for one thing. They are both beautiful animals and closely related(as I am sure you know:)).


38 posted on 02/20/2010 8:26:16 AM PST by calex59
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To: Daffynition

39 posted on 02/20/2010 8:29:40 AM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: celtic gal

Saw a funny video once of a leopard or cheetah purring on a reporting, slobbering in the purring. But, that big cat could purr.


40 posted on 02/20/2010 8:40:11 AM PST by ican'tbelieveit (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team# 36120), KW:Folding)
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