First-Ever Melanistic Canada Lynx Caught On Camera
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I thought I saw a black lynx, I did, I did see a black lynx!
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ELEANOR HIGGS
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Oct 19, 2022 10:38 AM
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The black lynx was filmed in a residential area. Image taken from the source video courtesy of J. Stuckey.
Everyone loves a surprisingly colored species, from these gorgeous black seal pups to the bright feathers on pterosaurs, the animal kingdom is no stranger to colors of all kinds, be it present in fur, feathers, or fins. Now to add to the list, an extremely rare sighting of a melanistic Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) has been captured on camera for the first time. So rare in fact that it's never been seen before.
Thomas Jung, a researcher at the University of Alberta filmed the feline on his smartphone in August 2020. The lynx was spotted in a residential area in the Yukon, Canada, and appeared to behave as expected, despite the noise of human activities and the sound of a dog barking in the video.
Several experts have studied the footage and confirmed it is a Canadian lynx rather than a bobcat (Lynx rufus), however, owing to the poor quality of the video footage only minor details can be seen. “It had a black coat containing whitish gray guard hairs throughout, as well as whitish gray hairs in the facial ruff and the rostrum and dorsal regions,” Jung said in a statement.
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https://www.iflscience.com/first-ever-melanistic-canadian-lynx-caught-on-camera-65830
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This place, as wonderful as it is, can be glitchy sometimes.
I'd hate to find out the alternative is it's haunted. Although, this incredible black cat is a possible harbinger and right on time for tricks and treats.
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