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« on: February 24, 2011, 11:01:46 AM » |
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« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2011, 11:09:21 AM » |
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Actually, this might be a lynx, not a bobcat. I'm not sure.
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« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2011, 05:56:39 PM » |
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Actually, this might be a lynx, not a bobcat. I'm not sure.
Technically, a bobcat is a lynx, so if it is a bobcat then calling it a lynx would not be a lie.  The four species of Lynx: Eurasian Lynx, Canada Lynx, Iberian Lynx, and Bobcat |
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« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2011, 07:14:19 PM » |
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« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2011, 09:36:44 AM » |
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I have found deer partially eaten and buried twice. I always wondered if it was a bear or a cat. One was a little buck I found while scouting a deer trail, and the other was a doe bow kill that my brother in law left overnight.
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« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2011, 09:40:14 AM » |
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My bet would be a coyote on that Mike.
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« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2011, 10:28:04 AM » |
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You think? I thought a Coyote would scatter the carcass, both these were covered up, I don't really know. Your cat picture is cool anyway, he's a bad boy.
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« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2011, 02:50:46 PM » |
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I know that coyotes do sometimes bury their food. I'm not sure if it depends on the time of year or not. I'd think they would only do it seasonally, when food is most scarce.
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« Reply #8 on: February 26, 2011, 10:56:55 PM » |
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Cats bury their leftovers for later. Generally coyotes will gorge themselves and return to the carcass to gorge themselves again. Cats will take the food away from where they found it if they can. And those frickin cats can drag way more than I would've ever guessed.
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« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2011, 06:36:10 PM » |
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I know he can't be that picky, but he looks like me during sunday dinner.....eyes bigger than mouth!!
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« Reply #11 on: February 28, 2011, 08:38:45 AM » |
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This is from Wildcat Bluff Nature Center
As a predator, the bobcat is able to go for long periods without food, but will eat heavily when prey is abundant. During the lean periods, they will often predate larger animals which they can cache and come back to later. The bobcat hunts by stalking or ambushing their prey and then pouncing or giving chase for short distances. Their preference is for mammals about 1.5 to 12.5 pounds in weight. Their main prey varies by region. In the eastern United States it is the cottontail rabbit, but in the north it is the snowshoe hare. When these prey exist together, as in New England, they make up the primary sustenance of the bobcat. In the far south, the rabbit or hare is sometimes replaced by the cotton rat as the primary food source. The bobcat is an opportunistic predator that, unlike its Canadian cousin the Lynx, can readily replace its primary prey with a variety of options.
The bobcat hunts animals of three different sizes, and will adjust its hunting techniques accordingly. On small animals they will hunt in areas known to be abundant in prey, and will lie, crouch, or stand still in wait for an animal to wander close. It will then pounce, grabbing its prey with its sharp, retractable claws. These are usually small rodents like mice and squirrels or birds, but also fish and insects. For slightly larger animals such as rabbits and hares, they will stalk from a covering and wait until they come within 20 to 35 feet before rushing in to attack. Less commonly they will feed on larger animals such as foxes, minks, skunks, and house cats. They have been known to kill deer as well, especially in winter when smaller prey is scarce, or when deer populations become more abundant. They will do so by stalking the deer, often when it is lying down, then rushing in and grabbing it by the neck and biting through the base of the skull or chest. While they rarely kill deer, when they do, they eat their fill and then bury it with snow or leaves, often returning to it several times to feed.
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