A pair of lynx (lynxes?) having a passionate verbal altercation in Northern Maine. Presumably it's to do with territory or perhaps a local female. In any case, unlike the guy who took the video, I am not at all convinced that they are preparing to fight. To my eye this is a sort of display-based confrontation, not uncommon in carnivores, that allows them to determine who is tougher without actually having to risk a real fight in which one or both of them might easily sustain life-threatening injuries. I post it because it is a slow news day on the wolf front here in the Pacific Northwest, and also because it warms the cockles of my heart.
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