FOOD: Rodents, especially hares and
rabbits, and birds, sometimes
deer
PREDATORS: Humans
HABITAT: Forests, mountains, swamps, deserts
Photo: Gerald and Buff Corsi
DESCRIPTION
The bobcat is named for its short tail, which looks
like it has been “bobbed” or cut.
Bobcats are terrific hunters. They have eyes that
work like binoculars so they can “zoom in” on prey. They have strong jaws and
sharp teeth so that they can kill their prey in one bite.
They used to be very common in the United States
but now there are fewer because people have hunted them and have destroyed their habitat.
Bobcats meow, hiss and purr like house cats, but
are two to three times as big.
Most of North America
