Max Canada Lynx - I'm a Big Baby

Max Canada Lynx, the educational animal ambassador takes a moment to get some good scratchin' before he sits down for his meal. He was born at a zoo in May 2011. Max is not domesticated but has been humanized. He still has wild tendencies. He educates the public locally on the endangered/threatened (in lower 48 states) Canada Lynx in hopes that people will be driven to conserve our environment and protect our wildlife. Technically, they are listed as "threatened" but in my state of NY they are considered "extirpated." However, it's legal to trap these beautiful animals in Canada and Alaska because they are listed as "least concerned."

He is NOT declawed. During the winter he weighs 40 pounds and summer about 34. He has about 4 inches of fur in this video which makes him look fat....I mean fluffy!

This video is NOT taken in my home but where he has an indoor enclosure. This is Max's rug with his fur, straw and other scents that he loves. He doesn't like the vacuum. Max also has outdoor housing where he spends most of his time.

[Electronaut]

He is purring like a freakin V8 Engine lol. Such a big furry baby.

[koop]

that cat is idling at a steady 600 rpm

[lenziany]

Cats' purr is just the best medicine when you feel down..

[userxyz]

Listening to the purring sound of this magnificent creature, is the fastest, cheapest, and the safest way to lowering my blood pressure.

[tammiea]

There's nothing like a purring cat, especially one as beautiful as he is.

[Whyistomatoafruit]

“Honey, we’re out of cat food, I’m gonna go down to the woods and get some more deer.”

[sabrinefarjallah]

He even sits in a box! A cat is a cat no matter the size.

[n_-_-]

The paw. The face. The demeanor. MAX IS PERFECT!

[katiekates]

He must be completely trusting to expose his throat like that, what a good kitty

[Herbie]

Blood pressure before this video: 141/92
Blood pressure after this video: 118/81
Thank you

[B.McAllister]

This is how house cats see themselves.

[ms]

One happy lynx, they don’t get this kind of treatment in the wild. A box of their own a full tummy and all the petting they can stand. Beautiful purr.

[ja]

I'm convinced that our pets only like us because we are basically a living scratching machine.

[rekunta]

No matter their size, who can ever dislike a feline friend?

[mayonnaiseeee]

Love how every size of cat acts the same when they're happy

[kerryfry]

That's a BIG cat. With BIG paws. Clearly loving being smoothed. I'm jealous lol. Gorgeous ❤

[Myndnephew]

That purr is strong enough to have healing properties. Very hypnotic.

[aarondillon]

When a big cat like that is willing to lay on its back and expose its belly to you.... that must be such a surreal thing to experience!

[tomfu]

In fact, animals don't like us, but our hands. The best scratching tool ever.

[avalonrae]

We had a pet bobcat in mountain ranch California, it was a kitten with its eyes still closed Mom being a nurse, raised it up and it lives about 12 years in captivity, Cleo was a free roaming hunter by night and a bed sleeper by day.