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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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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Sports
KEYWORDS: bobcat; kittyping; lynx
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To: righttackle44
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posted on
02/20/2010 11:17:30 AM PST
by
Daffynition
(What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
To: Moose4
62
posted on
02/20/2010 11:19:05 AM PST
by
Daffynition
(What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
To: paulycy
HAHAHA! Perfect!
63
posted on
02/20/2010 11:21:30 AM PST
by
Daffynition
(What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
To: Diggity
64
posted on
02/20/2010 11:23:45 AM PST
by
Daffynition
(What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
To: VaRepublican
Look at the size of those PAWZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzz!
65
posted on
02/20/2010 11:26:24 AM PST
by
Daffynition
(What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
To: 999replies
I took care of bobcats when I was a zookeeper. Nasty-tempered critters for sure. Many of the smaller cats are.
Jaguarundis were my favorites.
66
posted on
02/20/2010 11:32:36 AM PST
by
gitmo
(FR vs DTU: n4mage vs DUmage)
To: Daffynition
I hope no one is reading.... I love cats, I’m so sorry, my wife would not have a cat if her life depended on it. I do not like them marking furniture but theres sumpin to be said for a purring cat, dogs don’t purr.
67
posted on
02/20/2010 11:47:28 AM PST
by
VaRepublican
(I would propagate taglines but I don't know how. But bloggers do.)
To: Daffynition
wouldnt it be cool to pet that. As long as it didn’t take a bite out of you.
68
posted on
02/20/2010 11:52:58 AM PST
by
VaRepublican
(I would propagate taglines but I don't know how. But bloggers do.)
To: Daffynition
I know the “joke” has already been made but “HERE KITTY KITTY” really does apply.
69
posted on
02/20/2010 11:55:18 AM PST
by
VaRepublican
(I would propagate taglines but I don't know how. But bloggers do.)
To: VaRepublican
70
posted on
02/20/2010 2:05:46 PM PST
by
Daffynition
(What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
To: VaRepublican
71
posted on
02/20/2010 2:08:48 PM PST
by
Daffynition
(What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
To: VaRepublican
No problem. Just call me Robert. THX
72
posted on
02/20/2010 2:10:46 PM PST
by
Daffynition
(What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
To: Moose4
73
posted on
02/20/2010 2:15:06 PM PST
by
FourPeas
([F]or hostility is a relation and an enemy is not a total stranger. C.S. Lewis, Perelandra)
To: VaRepublican
Well I guess we could say that the big cats have a louder purr but a purr is a purr in kitty talk.
To: Daffynition
that’s the, dont make me call my big brother photo.
75
posted on
02/20/2010 3:12:34 PM PST
by
VaRepublican
(I would propagate taglines but I don't know how. But bloggers do.)
To: RayChuang88
Thank you. We have Bobbies that look like this in Michigan.
76
posted on
02/20/2010 3:15:21 PM PST
by
rintense
(Only dead fish go with the flow, which explains why Congress stinks.)
To: 999replies
WHy would you trap them??
77
posted on
02/21/2010 11:26:24 AM PST
by
Fawn
To: Fawn
WHy would you trap them??To manage the population and to utilize a natural resource. Why would you ask that question?
78
posted on
02/21/2010 12:15:33 PM PST
by
999replies
(Thune/Rubio 2012)
To: 999replies
Is there open hunting season on them? Is it legal? What do you do with them?
79
posted on
02/21/2010 3:09:15 PM PST
by
Fawn
To: Fawn
Is there open hunting season on them?There is a a trapping season for them.
Is it legal?
Of course, I would not do anything illegal and I would not advertise it on a public forum if I did.
What do you do with them?
Sell their skins and carcus'. They use the skins for fur and the carcus' for a bunch of stuff.
80
posted on
02/21/2010 4:04:56 PM PST
by
999replies
(Thune/Rubio 2012)
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