Learn all you wanted to know about bobcats with pictures, videos, photos, facts, and news from National Geographic. ... Did you know? The bobcat is the most abundant wildcat in the U.S. and has the greatest range of all native North American cats. ... Map: Locator map for the bobcat...
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The Bobcat is a medium sized cat and it is named after its short "bobbed" tail. ... Predators of the Bobcat include mountain lions, coyotes, wolves and humans. Subspecies; There are 12 known subspecies of the Bobcat and these are: Lynx rufus rufus; Lynx rufus gigas; Lynx rufus floridanus; ... Bobcat Range Map (America)
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The largest bobcats have been recorded from the northern outposts of their range and, conversely, the smallest in southernmost areas. No lynx/bobcat hybrids have been reported, despite their similarities and proximity in certain parts of their distributions. ... The map shows the present distribution of Bobcats in grey.
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The most common wildcat in North America, the bobcat is named for its short, bobbed tail. They are medium-sized cats and are slightly smaller but similar in appearance to their cousin, the lynx. Their coats vary in color from shades of beige to brown fur with spotted or lined markings in dark ... See a bobcat range map >>
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Typically, across its range, the bobcat favors the smaller mammals such as rabbits and rodents. As more of a generalist predator than its North American relatives, the cougar or the Canadian lynx, the bobcat has the ability to adapt to a wider range of habitats.
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Up to 22 in. (55 cm) at the shoulder. ... Distribution in North America:; Found in Southern Canada to Northern Mexico. No longer found in some midwestern and mid-atlantic states; ... Occurs from valley bottom to timberline, though generally found in mixed cover at lower elevations.
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The bobcat eats a wide range of small and medium-sized prey including mice, snowshoe hares, squirrels, birds, and white-tailed deer fawns. The bobcat can kill an adult deer by pouncing on the deer's neck from an over-hanging tree limb and piercing the jugular vein in the deer's neck with its teeth.
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Welcome to this special area of Burke Mammalogy's Web pages, where you can explore the biodiversity of Washington's mammals. All species in the state are found on our checklist, and you can click on each name for an account of its natural ... 146 species total (includes 9 introduced) ... 137 native species (32 are marine;
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Like the Canada lynx, bobcat populations vary in accordance with prey availability, which fluctuates from year to year. Territorial systems act together with prey abundance and habitat conditions to regulate densities, which may range from one cat per five square miles to more than seven bobcats per square mile.
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Breeding Range Map; The green area shows the predicted habitats for breeding only. The habitats were identified using 1991 satellite imagery, other datasets and experts throughout the state, as part of the Washington Gap Analysis Project.
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