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Facts and Introduction: Bobcats are an amazing and great animal. They live up to 12-15-20 years. If they are lucky maybe 30 or even 40! Some old ones live up to 50! But no higher than 50. They have fuzzy upside down triangle shaped fur on the tip of their ears. They are fuzzy and cute but I don’t recommend them as a pet! They may nip or bite you very hard! Some people have baby bobcats as animals but when they grow big and strong and when they get older, the owners have to release them back into their original habitat in the wild!
The bobcat is a North American cat that appeared during the Irvingtonian stage of around 1.8 million years ago. Containing 12 recognized subspecies, it ranges from southern Canada to central Mexico, including most of the contiguous United States. Bobcats are carnivores and eat a variety of small animals including feral cats, rats, rabbits, cottontails, wild birds, mice, chickens, squirrels and small fawns. The bobcat is 2.3 FT (In adult size.) And they weigh up to about 3 pounds in baby size, 7 pounds in junior size, and 15 pounds in adult size.
Bobcats are related to the Lynx, the Cougar, the Lion, The Ocelot, The cat, The lion, The Wildcat, The Wolf, The Fox, The Caracal, The
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They go fishing and hunting on their own. They hunt for their own food. They do it by themselves. They do it on their own. There are almost 4 main food groups for the bobcat! The 4 main food groups are mammals, rodents, meat, and ocean animals such as fish etc. Bobcats are very fast animals. Some scientists say they are as fast as a cheetah! That is why they can catch their food so quickly. They sometimes sneak attack their prey. They sneak up on them and then attack them for food, as food so they can survive. They even sometimes jump up and tip over bird nests and eat the eggs if they are still raw. They also eat plants and kelp and fish, if they are close to water they sometimes eat seaweed if there is any

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