[addthis tool=”addthis_inline_share_toolbox_above”] Do bobcats attack dogs? According to the best reference book on wild cats1, the bobcat does not attack dogs although this medium-seized, iconic, wild cat species does prey on domestic stock including sheep and goats. However, bobcats are … Continue reading →
There are reports that over several months almost two dozen domestic cats have been taken by bobcats between 16th Street South and 27th Street South at Flagler Beach, Palm Coast, USA. Domestic cats have gone missing and therefore some residents … Continue reading →
Bobcats hunt using ambush and mobile techniques. They use their acute hearing and sight to detect prey at the slightest sound or movement. They are very patient and sometimes kill prey 10 times their own weight.
Continue reading →This is the bizarre story of a maintenance contractor suing an apartment owner because he claims he was attacked by a bobcat inside the apartment when he was actually scratched by a fluffy domestic cat and even that appears to be his fault.
Continue reading →This video caught my eye. It is a bobcat attacking a deer. Or that is what it looks like. There could be a discussion as to whether this is a bobcat or a young cougar because the image quality is … Continue reading →
I can’t watch this video (I checked out some individual frames). I don’t expect a lot of cat lovers to watch it either because it is upsetting to most people. But it is interesting in the sense that the bobcat … Continue reading →
Cooperative hunting by bobcats seems to be rare. A courting pair of bobcats were tracked hunting together. They were tracked through snow. They visited several spruce plantations where there were snowshoe hares. In each place: “the cats moved through the … Continue reading →
This article has been recycled to the front of the queue in this blog as blog posts tend to become invisible over time. A bobcat attack on a person, I would assume, is very rare for the simple reason that … Continue reading →
Do bobcats eat cats? This is another question that people ask on the Internet. I have to presume that “cats” means domestic cats, in which case the answer is, Yes, the bobcat is certainly able to attack, catch and eat … Continue reading →
Very recently, two attacks by two iconic American wild cats on domestic cats have taken place in California. In both instances the domestic cat survived. But I have since decided that this appears to be all hype or the reporting … Continue reading →
