Lynx is 10x bigger but still got faster reflex and moves faster than the squirrel. With no wasted motion. Lynx is always at the right place at the right time to deliver the blow. Lynx gives a 10 feet start to the squirrel and still catches it within a couple of movements. Simply amazing. The squirrel tries to escape up the tree but the lynx is even agile on the tree. The squirrel runs up to the first branch but the Lynx just knocks it to the ground with one swipe of the paw. The squirrel doesn't stand a chance. It's like me fighting Bruce Lee.

@eric.packer

3 жыл бұрын

James, thanks for the comment. It was truly amazing watching the Lynx outmaneuver the squirrel IN the tree. The branches of that spruce are quite dense but somehow the Lynx was superior even in that tree environment with perfectly timed movements.

@user-ns2oq4je3r

3 жыл бұрын

جججرجج

@klaybiggins4040

3 жыл бұрын

Surprised how “ long and lanky” the lynx limbs (lots of l’s) seem. If that makes any sense.

@beaucephus526

3 жыл бұрын

You’re 10x smaller than Bruce lee? Lol that’s like 13lbs

@klaybiggins4040

3 жыл бұрын

@@beaucephus526 ... yes, he seems to have gotten a bit excited with the blow by blow.

Perfect video, no portrait, no shite music, no commentary until after it’s over. Bravo

@hyzercreek

3 жыл бұрын

and no whispering, I hate whispering

Talk about playing with your food. Cool video sir. I never knew a squirrel played dead before

That was one of the best of the North American wild cats preying on a squirrel I have seen yet on KZread. Good video.

@sambasamba8472

3 жыл бұрын

Hi baby

@sambasamba8472

3 жыл бұрын

ఠఠజఘగఘఙఘఘఙఘగగగఘయ

The squirrel was like "wait ok ok I'm dead" "Wait wait alright now I'm dead" "Alright ok alright I just died"

@eric.packer

3 жыл бұрын

It might have made a getaway if it timed it just right.

@turkeyman86

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Definitely a case of playing with your food.

@steve0826

3 жыл бұрын

That squirrel cheated in a relationship. Bobcat is the punishment.

@aburaeese

3 жыл бұрын

@@steve0826 😂

@thewolf4079

3 жыл бұрын

@@steve0826 , sounds like u maybe having a few set backs 🤔

@uh3287

9 күн бұрын

small critters beg so hard for their lives you would never know unless you've spent a lot of time in the woods. I always respected cats because it always seemed apparent to me their empathy towards other species. When they kill they do so quickly. unlike Bears or wolves.

So much confidence from the lynx. - I just chill on the lawn. My dinner will not go anywhere. Loved reaction in the end.

@eric.packer

3 жыл бұрын

It was amazing to watch!

Great Nature video!!! Almost complete steady camera coupled with great footage and minimal commentary! Thanks for sharing.👍

@eric.packer

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind comment. It was incredible to watch live.

@lsky4446

3 жыл бұрын

I would certainly imagine so@@eric.packerconsidering your excited exclamation at the end of the vid!😄👍

Incredible upload. Surely the cat was reliving the hunt again and again. Thanks for sharing.

@eric.packer

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind comment

Damn. Imagine being as small as the squirrel and watching a literal giant lynx come at you. It must be terrifying.

@timminh468

3 жыл бұрын

Like seeing a Saber tooth tiger coming at you.

Just like my cat playing with a big rat. Love the chase. 😸

I love how the lynx is so confident that it can be relaxed and skilled enough to just hang out, but still checking surroundings. He/she either wore the squirrel down or maybe continued to inflict further injuries. I think the lynx was just going for bonus points throughout. Too bad the prey had to live through that process though.

@edwardmeredith860

3 жыл бұрын

Duh, 20x larger maybe. Confidence

@joewoodchuck3824

3 жыл бұрын

@@edwardmeredith860 It wasn't about the size ratio for me. It was just the cool and calm attitude of "I got this".

@tomgrams2333

3 жыл бұрын

They do this as practice... hone their skills! The prey was going nowhere, so it's literally the cat and mouse game! I've watched fox and 'totes do the same thing... toss a mouse or frog into the air as if it's escaping!

@TayFun-ll7nw

11 ай бұрын

İ think the squirrel bites his paws he needed some rest look at his right paw it has shivered of pain.

I think lynx had injured the squirrel before footage started.

@superkaitun5783

3 жыл бұрын

คนถ่ายทำไมไม่ช่วยเหลือ

Well captured footage, thank you.

I am not sure if the squirrel was stupid or not , but I think it might have been badly injured and / or stunned or might have been in shock due to the trauma that the cat had inflicted , that was probably why it couldn't have made the right choices when he had the chance to escape. Poor squirrel.

@grantp4022

Жыл бұрын

@philyip4432 - If they get in your attic and chew the wires, and your lights go out, like mine did, you won't think their so cute. I've also had them build a nest under my car hood, and chew wires, that cost thousands of dollars. We need more hawks in the City to control their population.

@axrtrs4929

2 ай бұрын

​@@grantp4022same with cats they have to be controlled

These Lynx are such beautiful cats, and they should be protected from hunting, or have this very regulated, or they will become extinct. I love watching how this Cats take down their prey, as well as Bobcats. I understand their numbers have fallen considerably, and I'd like to see them protected. Great video here, and you would think the Cat would have killed the squirrel a long time ago, and got out of there, before a human or dog scared it away. Fun to watch though, and good for the Cat, unbelievable fast reflexes.

@fox2

3 жыл бұрын

they are protected.

We did not see the end of the movie. I bet the squirrel, in the end, got away. This is how it could have happened: the lynx got distracted, went to check things out, the squirrel looked around, took advantage of the opening, and miraculously, escaped. Phew!!

HAHAHA never know sqirral can play dead. Lynx is still a cat from the way it abused it's prey.

@eric.packer

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely a game of cat and mouse!

@rmellrobinson821

3 жыл бұрын

Right; it tried to play dead a couple of times 🤣

@uh3287

9 күн бұрын

that's nowhere near abusing prey. that's a young lynx who hasn't honed his drive to kill. you cant hear it but that squirrel is most likely begging for it's life.

It uses the squirrel for training to sharpen its hunting skills. I think.

@tooakki

2 жыл бұрын

...perhaps.

Squirrel missed its chance by running to the tree that was farthest away instead of jumping into the closest tree.

Who would ever think there is an animal that could catch a squirrel. It had many chances when that lynx turns it back to get to the taller tree with more branches, it was in shock and fear and miss calculated to its own detriment.

This is like in videogames when you hit your opponent with a combo and you wait for him to get up because he's invincible while on the ground

So this is what was happening in your yard on my 63rd birthday!

Very well done mate. Great capture.

@eric.packer

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Alvin hates it when Tom's older brother babysits him, he just doesn't let him get away with anything.

"Battle"?? Worst squirrel escape skills I've ever seen.

My cat does exactly the same thing with a mouse. She lets it go and then whacks it with her paw to get it to run again. Her reflexes and speed give the mouse no chance unless it runs under the couch.

@spartanthe300ththermopylae4

3 жыл бұрын

You have mice under your couch? 🤔

Wow! One of the funniest "predator plays with its prey" videos out there!

I got them coming thru my backyard at nite sometimes,never seem to have trailcam in right spot.Huge feet for body size.

@eric.packer

3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful creatures. I was lucky to see this Lynx three times over the course of a week (twice while hunting). I only had my camera handy for this sighting

Lynx : I am not looking, you can run away now. Squirrel : OK thanks............ oh you cheater

Great video. Love nature.

@eric.packer

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Nice Video. Thank you ❤👍

Wow,, Never thought the cat would be a lot faster.

the squirrel seems a bit stupid! it waits for the Cat to get close then try to make a move

@davidsantossilvadavid6706

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe it was injured even before footage

@k_sam

3 жыл бұрын

Or maybe it's exhausted so it's trying to pull itself together...

I was like, woah woooah WOoooah WOAH ITS GETTING AWA-- Ohp. Nope. NOPE. it’s not.

This is like my invigilator going out of class and waiting to spot someone doing malpractice in exam

Great video! I kept hearing Ozzy Man commentary in my head...

@eric.packer

3 жыл бұрын

I imagine David Attenborough commentary!

I love how cats play with their prey after they immobilize it, before they finally take it away to devour.

Most Excellent Video Dude

@eric.packer

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I love this !

@eric.packer

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Juvenile lynx, I think... and he's a bit distracted, like he's not completely commited. He looks fit enough, so he probably wasn't really hungry... but the instinct is there. The squirrel is completely out-classed, and knows it. I would suspect that the squirrel sustained some internal damage in that first fury of blows (in the tree), because it is moving pretty sluggishly after that. The time to move, for the squirrel, was when the cat moved away to play king of the grass. It's clear at that point that the squirrel simply doesn't have anything left. For a moment there, I thought the lynx was going to get bored and leave. Maybe the lynx thought about it. Instinct wins in the end though. For the lynx, dinner and a movie.

Squirrel knows it doesn't have a chance

That squirrel was too damned dumb to head for the tree when the lynx was furthest away.

@eric.packer

3 жыл бұрын

Sure seems like he missed an opportunity to escape to the top of the tree

@helterskelter416

3 жыл бұрын

unlikely it would have made it regardless, it was dead as soon as the lynx wanted to get it lol.

@davedesmon9470

3 жыл бұрын

I think he was hurt and less than 100 percent.

@eric.packer

3 жыл бұрын

@@davedesmon9470 entirely possible- I Started filming as soon as I saw the hunt unfolding, but didn’t see anything before what is shared here. It’s possible the lynx had previously injured the squirrel.

I have hunted grey squirrels in my backyard and I can personally attest to their amazing reflexes and stamina. If you don't hit them in a vital area the little buggers will keep trying to escape. I can imagine how fast that squirrels heart must have been beating because I grabbed one just before it expired and I could feel the heart beat going full tilt. I also felt the moment the animals heart stopped. It's the first time I had experienced and witnessed the transitional moment from life to death knowing that it was by my hand. Maybe that sounds gruesome but it was my aiming mistake that caused the animal to suffer this much and I was trying to end the animals suffering as quickly as possible without endangering (rabies) myself in the process.

@damkayaker

3 жыл бұрын

So you were crushing it or snapping it's neck?

@caseroj6020

3 жыл бұрын

@@damkayaker Neither. I whacked him in the head with a 2x4 and it was instant lights out. He was unconscious after the blow but it took a few seconds for his heart to stop. Like I said I aimed poorly at him and that was my fault. It was my obligation to end it for him as quickly as possible. In hindsight I should have twisted the neck but that would have put my hand within reach of his rather sharp teeth!

@zoznack

3 жыл бұрын

Juan Casero You sound like a psycho. Just sayin'...

@caseroj6020

3 жыл бұрын

@@zoznack And you sound like sissy tree hugger! Just saying!

@justappearances

2 жыл бұрын

Why do people kill squirrels in the US? Squirrels are amazing animals and so cute, they eat nuts, they are not obnoxious or annoying, they mind their own business, just leave them alone if you don't like them. Going to the woods and seeing squirrels is such a cool thing, I stop and admire them they are so cute

This cat is just bored. Lol... he’s not hungry . He just wants to play lol

That has to be a juvenile lynx

@eric.packer

3 жыл бұрын

It was actually a full grown lynx- she walked out of the woods several days later with her kits. The squirrel probably went to feed the family.

😂😂😂 squirrel playing dead and the Lynx wanna play with his food

@eric.packer

3 жыл бұрын

I know, right?!?

extraordinary footage bro. subscribed.

@eric.packer

3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate the sub! May be once in a lifetime footage but I’ll do my best to get more.

I am very sad for the squirrel because I adopted one since he was 4 weeks old found on my backyard and I adore him and all squirrels.

I know it's nature but still my heart was beating so fast. Watching a kill is not easy for some people.

@eric.packer

3 жыл бұрын

My heart was beating fast watching it! I kept thinking the squirrel might get away if only it could get higher up in the tree.

You can see why some prey animals freeze or play dead. The lynx briefly lost interest a few times.

Lynx: The dogs form backyards me here....

Super film,wspaniałe zwierzęta,pozdrawiam😶

Poor squirrel, nobody seems to care about his life.

The consensus here is that the Lynx is playing with squirrel and honing its hunting skills. That might be true, but I wonder if this is instead instinct from the Lynx to protect itself from harm. Squirrels are not fearsome creatures, but I am sure that the mother lynx does not want to be bitten and scratched excessively, or bring a partially alive animal back to her kittens. After all, a small open infected wound could be a big problem for a wild animal. It seems like she may be be attacking, then pausing in hopes that the squirrel dies. When she tests for life and the squirrel moves, she hits again and then waits for death again. A more patient, calculated kill may be safer for the cat than a violent quick kill.

so happy to see

3:06 Skinniest lynx ever

That was crazy to get right there.. Bimb video.... Wow

@eric.packer

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Was unreal to watch.

That Squirrel was good at playing dead, until it came to making an escape... Although I'm thinking the dude had already been injured. All cats seriously love to play with their food 💯💯

It was young Lynx?

This cat owns that place

Never seen a squirrel play dead before and that lynx must not be hungry.

@eric.packer

3 жыл бұрын

Playing dead was a pretty good strategy. I think there were some chances for the squirrel to get away up the tree if it timed the escape right.

My cats killed all sorts of creatures out in the yard, but they never dared to tackle a squirrel. Those animals may be small, but they have big teeth that can chew through the hardest nut-they could seriously injure even that Lynx if he was careless. Probably why he kept slapping it until it was so injured that he could safely grab it by the neck.

@eric.packer

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve had a few people mention the same- the squirrel can bite back... hard. That’s probably part of the reason the Lynx was careful early on when the squirrel was on its back.

Seems these types of trees are very difficult to climb for it, or it was injured as someone said.

After seeing this im even more afraid of lynx. Dunno about getting one as a pet anymore

I came here to your video because yesterday I saw one in Keene New Hampshire with a squirrel in his mouth heading out of my yard up into the woods I don't think they have any trouble catching squirrels.

Cats are fast..really fast

@eric.packer

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

Squirrel tryna play dead 🤣😂 Lynx not goin for it lol. Play too much

cool footage

That lynx has no manners! I guess no one taught him not to play with his food.

So cute 😂😂

Did the lynx survive?

It's not over until the referee says its over.

Lynx was having fun

If you like squirrels, could build safety bunkers. That squatty tree was useless for the squirrel.

Apparently, the Lynx wasn't hungry - or he wouldn't have played with the Squirrel for three minutes.

Enough playing. Dinner time.

A full Lynx I guess. Not in a hurry to eat.

It had many chances to escape.

@osvaldorocha1401

3 жыл бұрын

Teve várias chances de escapar,infelizmente virou comida.

@chateaupig826

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sure if you were being hunted by a T.Rex it wouldn't be so easy to escape

Lynx new play toy

Flexing that I'm faster than you and no matter what, despite your acting, you're going to be dinner.

Squirrel must have been injured, had plenty of opportunities to escape right?

@eric.packer

3 жыл бұрын

The lynx was all over it. I’m not sure the squirrel really had a chance with how fast the lynx was.

Look closely when up in the tree ,seems the cat swiped and sharp clawed it b4 it fell to ground ..

To kill or not to kill,. That is the question. I guess the lynx wasn't that hungry or was it trying to make a stir fry out of it.

@spartanthe300ththermopylae4

3 жыл бұрын

It was honing its hunting skills.

Don't think he's playing, probably less risky to let squirrel die in order to avoid getting bit by it.

@eric.packer

3 жыл бұрын

Agree. It is a little known fact that the squirrels can bite back... I've heard that a squirrel could take off a claw with well-timed bite.

The squirrel wanna pretend like it has 9 lives...

Nice KITTY !!!!!!

@eric.packer

3 жыл бұрын

The Lynx was a happy cat for sure!

OMG lynx is so quick

@eric.packer

3 жыл бұрын

It has incredible reflexes to outmaneuver the squirrel in the tree

That's a huge cat

Lynx gains ground quick,squirrels aren't great moving on ground

The squirrel had several chances to leave but tried to play possum and got murdered for it

ENJOY

Wowwww......👍👍👍👍

@eric.packer

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Man the Lynx is a true psychopath 😂😂

Squirrel doesn't look smart enough...chances were there to run away when it turned back!

@eric.packer

3 жыл бұрын

Hard to say... that Lynx was fast!

Я бы не смотрел спокойно..эта рысь мне пригодилась на хорошую зимнюю шапку...

That lynx has caught a hundred squirrels, and will catch hundreds more

@eric.packer

3 жыл бұрын

Probably true- glad to catch it in action!

Nature's Intelligence at Play from 2 Participants bearing the Innate Intelligence. It is a pure drama reflecting our every day realities

*2:12* *If the squirrel chose the other tree instead of the birch tree* *Then maybe it would’ve escape the lynx*

Faster than squirrel??