Bobcat

nocturnal-up at night || Pumas || feline || lynx ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || http://library.thinkquest.org/11234/bobcat.html http://whttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobcatwww.nhptv.org/natureworks/bobcat.htm
 * ===Physical characteristics=== || Life Cycle || Growth || Body Functions || Pregnancy & Birth || Location / Habitat || Adaption || Problems || Behavior || Diet || Predators / Prey || Family groups || Relatives ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Weighs 15-30 pounds || mates between February-March || They can be 30 LBS || run faster than 15 mph || They breed in winter and spring || You can find them in america || They can run on water || They have nice coat || crepuscular-most active twilight and dawn || carnavore
 * body length of 2-4 feet || Late April Early May female gives birth to a litter of 1-7 kittens || Life span is 10-12 || They are 2 feet tall. || weaned after 10 weeks || They also can live in mexico and canada || They can change colors || They are hunted || Each night it travels from 2-7 miles on its trail || it eats small mammals including rabbits, woodchucks and racoons || coyote || lynx rufus || coyote ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * white tipped tail 6" long, "bobbed white" || typically live from 6-8 years || They will leave mom when older || They have very sharp claws || stay with mother for 1 year || You may find them in rocks || They have sharp claws || They are hunted by alot of other cats || it is more active in the winter months || it also eats birds and reptiles || owls ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * fuzzy hair on face and tip of ears to help it hear better || longest living known is 16 years in wild and 32 in captivity || They will nurse for 2 months || They use there teeth to kill things || They build house under things || swampy areas || There very good climbers on trees. ||  || it is moving from 3 hours before sunset to midnight || cotton tail rabbits are the main prey || rabbits ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Long legs || usually breed by their second summer || They eat meat at 3 moths old || There good climbers || 10 days after birth kittens eyes open || And even in desserts ||  ||   || it moves before dawn until 3 hours after sunrise || sometimes white tail deer || deer ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||

 B- Bound to attack if come near. O- Outstanding jumper. B- Back stands of the ground 2 feet. C- Can see really good at night. A- Always on the move at dusk and dawn. T- Totally awesome MAMMAL because they are fun to learn about and are very strong cats!

Interview B stands for bobby R stands for rob

=Animals in the morning= With you host Rob the rabbit

R- Hi Bobby the Bobcat? B- Hi I'm in the Detroit Zoo and I'm 25 years old. R- How do you live longer and older in a zoo? B- They take care of me and I do not have to find my own food. R- How old are you in the wild? B- About 10-12, but sometimes we can live older if we are healthy. R- What is your favorite meal? B- Probably deer, and my favorite rabbit. R- How big are your feet prints? B- About 1-3 C. R- How heavy is a bobcat? B- Depends if you are being fed but about 30 LBS.R- How quick are you in the snow. R- We are really fast leapers and runners in snow.R- How big of animals can you kill? B- If there is a wounded elk they can kill it.R- How many litters do you have a year?B- One, in the spring.R- How many babies are usually born?B- Between 7 and 10. R- What are baby bobcats called? B- Kittens R- What do kittens look like at birth? B- Their eyes are closed and they don't really look like a cat. R- How long do you stay with your mother at birth? B- Usally about one year, until the next litter comes. R- Where do you live? B- We live mostly in all of America. R- What is your favorite thing to play? B- Climbing trees! R- Who are your relatives? B- Lynx and coyotes are my cousins. R- What family groups are you from? B- I am from the Lynx Rufus Family. R- Do you go on any vacations? B- Sometimes we go to Canada and Mexico. R- Where can you be found? B- Usually in rocks, swampy areas and even deserts. R- How do you kill your prey? B- I use my sharp teeth. R- Are you guys like humans, do you nurse or eat meat? B- We eat meat at 3 months and nurse until 2 months. R- How do you jump so high? B- We have strong long legs. R- Why do they call you a Bobcat? B- Because we have bob tails of about 6". R- How long are your bodies usually? B- Usually 2-4 feet long. R- I understand that you can hear real well, is this true? B- I have hair around my face and ears that helps me hear good. R- How much does your type weigh? B- We range from 15-30 lbs. R- How long do you hunt for each night? B- We will travel 2-7 miles looking for prey. R- Is it true that you can run on water? B- Yes I can. R- You sure do have a nice coat of fur. B- Yes it helps me with camoflage and warmth. R- Are you hunted by anything? B- I have been in the past. R- What animal related predators do you have? B- Hawks and owls, they are gruel. R- Would you rather live in a zoo or in the wild? B- I would live in the zoo because I don't have to worry about predators or finding food each night. R- Do you ever chases up trees by dogs or hunters? B- Yes but I can out smart dogs by using deer prints. R- How many brothers and sisters do you usually have? B- We can have up to 7 siblings. R- What months are breeding seasons? B- Usually spring and winter. R- When do females start breeding? B- Usually by the 2nd summer. R- You sure do have sharp teeth. B- Yes, I use them to bite the preys neck. R- That is a little scary, are you nice animals? B- Yes, we have a lot of patient with our babies and only harm things if attacked or need food. R- Can the babies see right away? B- No their eyes are closed. R- Do you live in warmer climates? B- I will live in about many climate, I am not picky at all. R- Do you like to stay with your Mom for awhile? B- Yes but she has to let me go before her next litter. R-Why do you climb trees? B- Sometimes for comfort but mostly trying to escape predators. R-

R- Thank you for your time! B- Your welcome

__P____oem__ Bobby the Bobcat was out one night trying to catch some prey, He could not find anything right away, So he decided to go lay and come back another day. The next night he stumbled upon his prey, Do you know what it is right away? It is a rabbit small and grey. HURRAY!!

100 facts about Bobcats

1. Its a feline in the cat family.

2. It will eat any thing to insects to pronghorn antilop.

3. There usually they come out at dawn and twilight.

4. There prints are [to 1-3c.]

5. Theres a lot of species.

6. There genus is lynx a mid sized lynx.

7. They breed from winter to spring.

8. Its camo is a spotted grey back.

9. Different breeds are different sizes. These notes are from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobcat.

10. They have there baby's in logs,or warm caves.

11. They have there tails bobbed or cut off.

12. They can weigh up to 30 LBS.

13. There life span is 10 to 12 years.

14. You can find them about every where in the U.S.

15. There good pouncers and leapers.

16. They are carnivores and eat meat.

These notes are from national geographic book of mammals.

17. There very good climbers on trees.

18. They can kill a elk there really strong.

19. Its name is like that because Bob because of bobbed tail and cat because its a cat.

20. They kill the animal by scratching and biting the neck.

20. The moms will kill any animal that touches her kittens.

21. There not afraid of humans.

22. The wiskers detect sound in the dark.

23. They will evan find some with quills in there paws.

24. There smart out smart dogs when hunted.

25. They hunt at night because there nocturnal.

26. There has been a bobcat that weighed 39 LBS.

27. They will travel 50 miles looking for food.

28. There tail is about 6 in. long and is usually bobbed.

29. They will mark there tarritory by peeing all over.

30. They have sharp claws we have seen scratches on trees.

31. They will eat very small things but some times they will eat very large things.

32. They are often killed by Pumas or owls.

33. Alot of things are named after bobcats like "Wildcats."

These notes are tooking from Funk and Wagnalls encyclopedia

34. They can always find food.

35. When they are being chased they will run on water.

36. Two months the mom will nurse and then start bringing meat back to the den.

37. When its cold they will usually sit in the sun and warm up.

38. They can leap as far as 10 feet in the air at its victem.

39. When the kittens are about 9-12 months old they leave the den.

40. Bobcats will not live as a pair and live alone.

41. Bobcats are also known as Wild Cats.

42. They are double your ordinary house cat in size.

43. They will have up to 1-6 young.

44. They will be pregnant for 2 months.

45. The class they belong to is Mammalia.

46. The order of the Bobcat is carnivore.

47. The genus and species are the lynx rufus.

48. Their habitats are forests, mountains, swamps and deserts.

49. The length of their head and body is 26-41 inches.

50. The lenght of their tale is 4-7 inches.

51. During the day they usually hide in rocks and brush.

52. Hunters like to hunt them for the soft fur.

53. Bobcats will sometimes have 2 litters a year.

54. Hunters like to hunt them because the kill livestock and game birds.

55. In some states bobcats can be trapped or shot.

56. The take dogs to the water so they can out do them.

57. Ear tufts help with sound detection.

58. Bobcats have a spot on his ears that all cats do for signalling.

59. YOu can trace where a bobcat has been by tracks and scratches on trees.

60. They kits are blind for the first week.

61. They are mammals.

62. They are the most seen cat in North America.

63. You will really mistake there growl.

64. They will kill things bigger than them.

65. When they jump they are like a killer when they jump.

66. The mom will take care of the kitten not the dad.\

67. They are about 2 feet.

68. They can be very shy and not come up to people unless mad.

69. When they walk their nails aren't out like fox's.

70. They can only eat about 3 LBS at one time.

71. If there's a big meal they well hid it and come back.

72. There is soft pads on there feet that help them sneak up on animals.

73. They will put there back feet where the front stepped.

74. They can also swim but they don't like to.

These are from http://pelotes.jea.com/AnimalFact/Mammal/bobcat.htm

75. They live in temperate forest.

76. The mom will leave the litter before next litter is born.

These are from http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/NorthAmerica/Facts/bobcatfacts.cfm

77. They are mistaken for mountain lions because of roar.

78. When they think there in danger they will never come out of nest till safe.

79. There sense of smell is not strong.

80. Bobcats are born in April and May.

81. When born are 4-8 ounces.

82. They don't come out at day because of humans.

83. Males will fight each other.

84. If the weather is bad they will stay with each other.

85. They like rocky places.

86. They will mark territory with food, urine, and smell.

87. They are not scared to take a chunk of cow.

These were from http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0311684/bobcats.html

88. They have reddish brown coats.

89. They will hide in rocks to find cover.

90. They will also live in Canada and Mexico.

91. They can climb trees at a very fast pace.

92. In the weather they tern grey for camo.

93. Cougers, coyote, and hawks are the animals that hunt them.

94. They are not lynx.

95. They Fur is highly sold.

96. They will even live by beaches.

http://www.loogootee.k12.in.us/west/bobcatfact.htm

97. There rarely seen by humans.

98. They have long legs.

99. They have a line on tail and tuffted checks.

100. Don't mistake size there mean!!!