Majestic lynx casually wanders onto ski slope to check out the action

A cat is a cat.
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Brian Koerber
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It's definitely real, dude.

A majestic lynx wandered onto the slopes near at the Purgatory Resort in Durango, Colorado, on Wednesday, scaring and mystifying skiers and snowboarders while they hit some powder.

The lynx eventually left without incident, and was probably trying to figure out just what these idiot humans were doing with boards strapped to their feet.

The Colorado Parks and Wildlife shared the video to its Facebook page on Thursday, reminding people to admire the wildlife but not to approach or chase them.

While lynx are still quite rare, a 20-year rehabilitation program has made the population in Colorado self-sustaining. In 2010 the parks department estimated that 150-250 wild lynx roam the backcountry of Colorado.

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Brian Koerber

Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.


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