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Status: Endangered in Indiana, though numbers are rebounding. Overall good throughout their native habitat. Diet in wild: Small animals, including rabbits, birds, snakes. Life span in wild: 12 to 20 years. Weight: Males 30 to 70 pounds; females 15 to 50 pounds. Native habitat: North American forests.
Think you want a bobcat?? Read this from the USDA.
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Bobcat
"O'Malley" (left), and "Walter" (below) are both former house pets. O'Malley was raised for four years in a private home where he was loved and well cared for. Unfortunately his owner grew tired of his territorial and nocturnal behaviors. Walter was captured by Animal Control in a local park where he was found abandoned. Unfortunately many people think
these attractive small cats might make a neat pet,
but they don't. These carnivores can live into their late teens in captivity and grow to weigh up to 40 pounds. In nature they are quite solitary and nocturnal, preying on rabbits and other small mammals, snakes, and birds. One of the biggest problems with trying to raise a bobcat as a pet is that they can be aggressive, and they spray urine to mark their territory - Yuck! Though very elusive, you may encounter a bobcat or find traces of one in nearly every state in the United States, throughout Canada, and in parts of Mexico. It is now illegal in some states to trap these animals, prized by hunters for their thick spotted winter fur. To learn more about keeping animals like these as pets, click here. |
The Animals
Download a virtual Black Pine bobcat puzzle!
North America is home to this member
of the small cat family, called a bobcat. It gets its name from
the short, twitchy tail it sports.