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	The Wild Habitat - Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
		The bobcat is the smallest member of the lynx group, weighing from 15-30 pounds with a body length of 2-4 feet, depending on its location.
		The bobcat is a generalist, eating mostly hare or rabbit, but also squirrels, chipmunk, rodents, birds,, opossum, shrew, porcupines, gophers, and even deer.
		The bobcat is equipped with sharp, retractable claws and sharp teeth for devouring its prey.
	library.thinkquest.org /11234/bobcat.html (562 words)

	Chesapeake Bay Program - Bobcat
		The bobcat is territorial in the extreme and marks its area with urine, feces and scent from anal glands.
		Bobcats in the wild are thought to live as long as 15 years, and into their twenties in captivity.
		Today the bobcat is still protected in many states, but continues to be hunted throughout much of its range, which extends throughout the southern Canada and much of the United States, except for some areas in the upper Northeast and Midwest.
	www.chesapeakebay.net /info/bobcat.cfm (750 words)

	The Bobcat in Massachusetts
		Bobcat tracks may sometimes be confused with the tracks of domestic housecats although adult bobcat prints are much larger than those left by a wandering housecat.
		Bobcats live an average of twelve years in the wild and females continue to produce one litter per year until death.
		Bobcats are well capable of dealing with human influences but tend to avoid areas with extensive agriculturally cleared lands that eliminate other habitat types.
	www.mass.gov /dfwele/dfw/dfw_bobcat.htm (1259 words)

	Animal Tracks - Bobcat (Felis rufus or Lynx rufus)
		Bobcats are shy animals and are not often seen by humans.
		Bobcat young are born in April or May. The average is three kittens per litter.
		It was not a young cougar; it was a bobcat.
	www.bear-tracker.com /bobcat.html (4961 words)

	The Bobcat. The Animals of British Columbia, Canada - BC Bobcats
		Description - The color of the bobcat is tawny (greyer in the winter) with indistinct fl spotting.
		It is an excellent climber who often waits in the trees to pounce on their prey which includes rodents, hares, squirrels and birds; they also may take the occasional deer.
		Predators of the bobcat include cougars, coyotes, wolves and humans, who use their fur for trim.
	www.fishbc.com /adventure/wilderness/animals/bobcat.htm (268 words)

	Bobcat
		In general, bobcats found in the southern parts of their range are darker and smaller, whilst cats in the north are usually paler and larger.
		Bobcats are found in coniferous and mixed forest to the north, swamp areas in and around Florida, and desert and scrubland in the south-western states of the US.
		Despite its smaller size, the bobcat is also thought to be more aggressive than the lynx and in areas where their ranges meet, such as on the Cape Breton Island of Nova Scotia, the Bobcat has displaced the lynx from much of the island.
	dspace.dial.pipex.com /town/plaza/abf90/bobcat.htm (602 words)

	Bobcat Felis rufus (DesertUSA)
		Bobcats occupy areas from 1/4 of a square mile to as much as 25 square miles, depending on the habitat and sex of the Bobcat.
		The normal Bobcat litter consists of 2 or 3 kittens, born blind and weighing 4 to 8 ounces.
		Young Bobcats appear as lovable and harmless domestic kittens, but because they are wild animals with the ability to inflict injury to humans, it is illegal to keep Bobcats as pets without special permits.
	www.desertusa.com /april96/du_bcat.html (916 words)

	Bobcat Printout- EnchantedLearning.com
		Bobcats (Felis rufus) are fierce cats that live in forests, swamps, mountains, prairie, and deserts in much of North America.
		Bobcats are generally nocturnal (most active at night), but have peaks of activity at dawn and dusk.
		Bobcats are preyed upon by by cougars, coyotes, wolves, owls, and people.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/mammals/cats/bobcat/Bobcatprintout.shtml (275 words)

	Great Cats: Bobcats - National Zoo\| FONZ
		Physical Description: Bobcats' fur is short and dense and yellowish or reddish brown with fl spots.
		On average, males' head and body length is 869 mm (34 inches) and weigh 12 kg (26.5 pounds); and females are 786 mm (31 inches) long and weigh 9 kg (20 pounds).
		Geographic Distribution: Bobcats can be found in much of southern Canada and the United States, except for the Great Lakes region and Ohio and Mississippi valleys, and in parts of Mexico.
	nationalzoo.si.edu /animals/greatcats/bobcatfacts.cfm (375 words)

	Bobcat (Felis rufus or Lynx rufus)
		Bobcats are curious, like cats, but they are very shy and never come up to people.
		Bobcats have very sharp teeth and are carnivorous (eating only meat.) The bobcat’s scientific name, Felis, has to do with the cat family (felines).
		Bobcats can only eat about 3 pounds of meat at a time, so if they get a big animal like a deer, they will drag it to a safe spot and cover it up.
	pelotes.jea.com /bobcat.htm (501 words)

	Bobcat
		However although the canadian lynx and the bobcat share some of the same territory, the bobcat is perhaps more closely related to the Eurasian and Spanish lynx, having spread into North America from Asia earlier than its canadian relative.
		However, unlike the canadian lynx, which almost exclusively hunts the snowshoe hare, the bobcat will commonly switch prey species when its preferred source of food is unavailable.
		Bobcats also prey on other small mammals, such as squirrels and chipmunk, rodents and birds.
	dialspace.dial.pipex.com /agarman/bco/bobcat.htm (635 words)

	Nebraska Game and Parks Commission - Wildlife Species Guide - Bobcat
		Although the bobcat is secretive as most wild felines, increasingly frequent sightings and harvest data tell a surprising story of population growth.
		Bobcats are found in a wide variety of habitats, including mixed forests, forest edges, broken country with rocky ledges and wooded river bottoms.
		Bobcats, are the only other resident large predator in the state besides coyotes and gain recognition from trappers and hunters every year.
	www.ngpc.state.ne.us /wildlife/bobcat.asp (705 words)

	Life History Notes: Bobcat (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In Minnesota, bobcat ranges are estimated to be 2 to 46 square miles for a female and 14 to 61 square miles for a male.
		Bobcats aren't as aggressive hunters as might be expected; they generally lie in wait for their prey, pouncing when an animal comes near.
		Bobcats may be found in a wide variety of habitats ranging from lowland swamps to partially forested mountainous areas; understory density can vary from open areas such as a stand of pines to more dense areas of growth like a regenerating clear cut area.
	www.dnr.state.oh.us /wildlife/resources/wildnotes/pub377.htm (1350 words)

	Bobcat
		Bobcat chasing is open each day from two (2) hours before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset in the hunting districts where mountain lion season has closed (check mountain lion closures at 1-800-385-7826).
		It is prohibited for a hound handler or bobcat hunter to release dogs on a bobcat track, or allow dogs to chase a bobcat, or hold a bobcat at bay, when the season is not open to hunting or chasing bobcats.
		Bobcats may not be trapped to be later released for hunting and/or chasing with dogs.
	www.montanatrappers.org /furbearers/bobcat.htm (1123 words)

	Bobcat Ecology
		Bobcats are strict carnivores and prey upon a wide variety of mammals, reptiles, and birds.
		It is estimated that a female bobcat and the three kittens to which she gave birth at the beginning of her second year of life will consume at least 3800 cotton rats, 700 cottontail rabbits, and 3200 cotton mice by the end of her second year.
		Bobcats which encounter feral or free-ranging house cats that venture outside an urban area or live in a rural setting are at the highest risk.
	www.coryi.org /bobcatecology.htm (4298 words)

	Bobcat: still built on the homefront (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Bobcats are so maneuverable, in fact, the factory used to have a "square dancing team" of drivers who traveled to county fairs and other community events.
		Bobcat produces 385 different attachments that allow the machines to be used as everything from street sweepers and lawnmowers to post-hole diggers and front-end loaders.
		Bobcat's fast growth had put a heavy burden on workers in recent years in the form of forced overtime, but the recent slowdown in home building has cooled demand, defusing that issue.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/06297/732522-28.stm (1572 words)

	Welcome to the DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife Web Site
		Bobcats are a far-ranging mammal, having home ranges as large as 20 square miles They are primarily nocturnal, hunting and moving during early morning and late evening hours.
		Data accumulated to date suggests that bobcats occur at moderate levels in the forested, southcentral portion of the state, and to a lesser extent, in the natural lakes region of northwest Indiana.
		Bobcats are more common in Michigan and Kentucky, where they are a game species trapped for their valuable fur.
	www.in.gov /dnr/fishwild/publications/lifeseries/bobcat.htm (748 words)

	Sierra Safari Zoo - Bobcat (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The bobcat is a beautifully marked cat of the Americas.
		The fur of a bobcat is light brown or gray with fl spots.
		As a very close relative to the lynx, bobcats that live in the far north can be almost impossible to distinguish from the Canadian lynx.
	www.sierrasafarizoo.com /animals/bobcat.htm (303 words)

	Bobcat - Felis rufus
		A bobcat's body is about two feet long, and its tail is approximately four to eight inches long.
		If the bobcat is walking on leaves and twigs that would make noise this technique also prevents it from making any sound, and makes it a very quiet hunter.
		Bobcats have little tufts of fur on top of their ears and this may improve their hearing the same way cupping our hand to our ear catches more sound.
	www.blueplanetbiomes.org /bobcat_taiga.htm (639 words)

	EEK! - Critter Corner - The Bobcat (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The bobcat can be confused with the real lynx, but you can tell them apart by knowing that the bobcat is slightly smaller in size, that they have irregular dark markings only on the top half of their tail, and they have shorter tufts of hair on their ears.
		Bobcats are on the move during twilight hours of sunrise and sunset during the summer, but they spend time hunting on winter days.
		Bobcats do have to beware of predators like hawks, owls, and eagles that prey on their young kittens, or coyotes that eat the bobcat's food out of the same area.
	www.dnr.state.wi.us /org/caer/ce/eek/critter/mammal/bobcat.htm (650 words)

	NatureWorks - Bobcat (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The bobcat is a carnivore and eats a wide variety of small mammals like woodchucks, rabbits, skunks, raccoons, moles and squirrels.
		Bobcats are solitary animals except during mating season.
		Bobcats are good swimmers and tree climbers, although they usually don't spend much time in trees.
	www.nhptv.org /natureworks/bobcat.htm (379 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The bobcat, sometimes referred to as red lynx, is the smallest member of the lynx group, standing 20 to 24 inches at the shoulder and weighing 15 to 30 pounds.
		Unlike other lynxes, the bobcat is not an exclusive forest dwelling animal, but lives in a wide variety of habitats, extending from the forests of southern Canada to the hot airid regions of the southwestern United States and Mexico.
		Bobcat size varies greatly over is geographical range with the smaller stature and lighter coloration occuring toward the southern extent of its range.
	home.globalcrossing.net /~brendel/bobcat.html (495 words)

	Georgia Wildlife Web Site; mammals: Felis rufus (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Bobcat is the most abundant wild cat in the United States, and the species of wild cat most likely to be seen in the wild.
		Bobcats mate from January - August, with a peak of activity in February - May. From 1 - 7 (usually 3) kittens are born about 2 months after mating.
		Bobcats are considered to be fur-bearers and in Georgia have a trapping season from December 1 through February 15.
	museum.nhm.uga.edu /gawildlife/mammals/Carnivora/Felidae/frufus.html (486 words)

	Carolina: Wildlife of the Alligator River: The Bobcat
		Bobcats spend most of their time hiding in trees and thickets waiting for an opportunity to pounce on unsuspecting prey.
		Bobcats prey on marsh rabbits, mice, squirrels, woodchucks, opossums, raccoons, foxes, birds, reptiles, and the occasional small or weakened white-tailed deer.
		Bobcat kittens, which are born in the spring, have a thick coat of spotted fur.
	www.carolina.com /redwolf/animals/bobcat.asp?print=yes (416 words)

	Bobcat in New York (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Bobcat kittens are killed by foxes, owls, and adult male bobcats.
		Bobcat are on this list because they are a spotted cat, and possibly an alternative for the banned pelts.
		Bobcat were unprotected in New York until the Legislature gave DEC the authority to set open seasons in 1976.
	www.dec.state.ny.us /website/dfwmr/wildlife/wildgame/bcatinny.htm (926 words)

	Lioncrusher's Domain -- Bobcat (Lynx rufus) facts and pictures
		The bobcat can also be distinguished from the lynx by the markings on its tail; whereas the lynx has a fl tip to its tail that goes completely around its tail, the bobcat's had a white underside with the coloration and markings on the top half.
		Bobcats in the southern parts of their range tend to have more vibrant markings than those further north, and tend to be smaller.
		Bobcats from the northern parts of their range tend to be larger on average than those further south.
	www.lioncrusher.com /animal.asp?animal=41 (810 words)

	Rabid bobcat attacks golfer \| www.azstarnet.com ®
		Garland Blessing of Rural/Metro examines the bobcat that was killed and found to be rabid after attacking a Skyline Country Club golfer, who suffered puncture wounds and cuts.
		Bobcat attacks on people are rare, although two attacks occurred in the Tucson area in the same week of January 2004.
		Clark said he let the cat go back into the desert because he believes bobcats are resilient, and that the animal either would have gone off and died on her own or recovered.
	www.azstarnet.com /allheadlines/123271.php (993 words)

	Bobcat - Colorado Division of Wildlife
		Bobcats are similar in appearance to their cousin, the lynx.
		Indeed, they are especially difficult to distinguish in the Southern Rockies, where the local bobcat is large and pale in color (several points of contrast are provided in the profile of the lynx).
		Hasty observers sometimes confuse mountain lion kittens — which are spotted — with bobcats or lynx, but that is a careless error because young cougars have distinctly long tails.
	wildlife.state.co.us /WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Mammals/Bobcat.htm (241 words)

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