BOBCAT

DESCRIPTION

• Weight: Female 20-25lbs, Males 30lbs
• Height: Adults 26-30 inches, Plus 4-7 inch tale
• Color: Male and Female Brown or gray on top and white on the belly
• How many youngs: 1-6 kittens

WHERE

• Orgin: Canada
• Where found in the U.S. : Coniferous - Northern Minnesota Forest Blome

HOW THEY LIVE

• Excellent Hunters
• Stalking prey with stealth and patient
• Then capturing there meals with one great leap

EATING HABITS

• Usually eat small to medium animals
• Mice, snowshoe hares, squirrels , birds, and white tailed deer fawns

FACTS

• Life expcetancy: 10-15 years wildlife , 20 years captivity
• The bobcat is named for its "bob" tail which look as though has been cut
• Bobcats are nocturnal, so they rarely spotted by humans
• In some areas, bobcats are still trapes for there soft, spotted fur.

RESORCES

• http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/bobcat/
• http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mammals/bobcat.html