Incredible footage shows stunning and rare animal 'posing' for trail cam in remote Minnesota woods

A stunning Canada lynx has been captured connected a way camera successful northern Minnesota woodland, pinch uncommon footage showing nan predator unknowingly striking a pose.

Biologist Tom Gable, lead of nan Voyageurs Wolf Project, discovered nan once-in-a-lifetime footage while reviewing thousands of hours of recordings.

The video, which was changeable on Kabetogama Peninsula, shows nan elusive lynx casually strolling done nan woods earlier settling down conscionable feet from nan camera. The creature's funny regard and rotating ears almost made it look arsenic if nan lynx knew it was being filmed.

While nan Voyageurs Wolf Project has captured lynx connected camera before, Gable emphasized nan bonzer quality of this footage. He noted that astir of nan way cameras that show lynx only drawback them astatine nighttime aliases astatine a distance

'A batch of fortuitous things person to happen, not only for nan lynx to beryllium there, but for nan lighting to beryllium nice, and for location to beryllium that pretty, North Woods background,' Gable told Star Tribune, 'Those are nan things that make it really cool.'

Social media users person been captivated by nan lynx's adorable appearance, pinch galore describing it arsenic 'friend-shaped.' 

The animal was filmed successful a remote, heavily forested area only accessible by bushwhacking, is known to beryllium location to astir 4 wolf packs.

Gable's squad maintains a web of 350 way cameras to study wolf behaviour successful nan region. Their investigation is funded by nan Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund.

To summation nan chances of capturing clear wildlife footage, cameras are strategically placed on well-used animal paths alternatively than busier areas for illustration ATV trails aliases logging roads.

The Canada lynx, recognized by its unique agelong fur and achromatic receptor tufts, is considered a threatened type nether nan Endangered Species Act. 

The species' organization estimates successful Minnesota scope from 100 to 300.

Canadian lynxes subsist chiefly connected a died of snowshoe hare, but besides hunt different mini mammals. 

The large cats are awkward and will effort to debar relationship pinch humans, wherever possible.