Bobcat
Lynx rufus
- Habitat: Forests, coastal swamps, deserts and scrubland
- Range: Across North America (Canada, Mexico and the U.S.A)
- Natural Diet: Small mammals, birds, fish and insects.
- Status in the Wild: Common
Fun Facts
- Bobcats have a muscular build with longer hind legs than front legs, which helps them pounce on their prey that as far as 10 feet away from them
- Their muscular build also supports them to run up to 30 miles per hour when chasing prey
- They are habitat generalists living and surviving in diverse habitats
- Their name originated from their unique feature of having bobbed tails
- They have an advanced sense of sight, hearing, and the sense of smell
- They are excellent tree climbers and are able to effortlessly climb trees
- They are solitary by nature pairing briefly for breeding
Conservation Threats
The major threats are:
- Habitat loss, some agricultural practices, and livestock farming and production.
- Illegal hunting and trapping also has a detrimental influence on wild numbers