Bobcat

Description:

Bobcats are Survivors! Their fur is soft, dense light gray in color to reddish brown with the pelt being darker along the back with a white underside which is usually spotted. The Bobcat does have a "bobbed" tail perhaps an evolutionary adaptation to extreme cold conditions. Ears are large, somewhat like the elongated ears and tufts like our Caracals which act as radar and noise buffers. Their ear tufts are much smaller than that of their cousin, the Canadian Lynx as is the ruff framing their face. Our Bobcat has a sturdy, muscular build with hind legs slightly longer than their forelegs. This is one handsome animal with piercing yellow-brown eyes. RE: www.tigerhomes.org

Habitat:

This animal once inhabited every type of terrain throughout its territory range and is one of the most successful of all wild cat species. They are one of four Lynx sub-species with a stable population remaining in western North America, southern Canada and Mexico. Previous territory once spanned the entire United States. RE: www.tigerhomes.org

Notes:

Photo taken where: Central Mississippi Delta When: 11/26/2010 I just recently saw this same bobcat on my game cam this week. Hope I get another chance to get his photo again this winter.