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The name Bobcat may have
originated from its short tail, which is only 6 or 7 inches long. The
end of its tail is always black, tipped with white. It favors
rocky, brushy hillsides on which to live and hunt. Large specimens
can weigh up to 30 pounds, but the average Bobcat is only 15 to 20
pounds. The Bobcat's growls and snarls are so deep and fearsome,
particularly when hidden from view, that one gets the mistaken
impression it must be a Mountain Lion. |
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Despite its pussycat
appearance when seen in repose, the Bobcat is quite fierce and is
equipped to kill animals as large as deer. When living near a ranch, it
may take lambs, poultry and even young pigs. However, food habit studies
have shown Bobcats subsist on a diet of rabbits, ground squirrels, mice,
pocket gophers and wood rats. Quail have been found in bobcat stomachs,
but predation by bobcats does not harm healthy game populations. |
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