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Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
Bobcat jumping, Steep Ravine environmental camp, Mount Tamalpais State Park, California Photograph by Emily Hoyer. Some rights reserved. (view image details) 
Bobcat scratching itself Steep Ravine environmental camp, Mount Tamalpais State Park. Photograph by Emily Hoyer. Some rights reserved. (view image details) 
Bobcat stretching, Steep Ravine, Mount Tamalpais State Park, California Photograph by Emily Hoyer. Some rights reserved. (view image details)
BOBCAT FACTS
DescriptionThe Bobcat fur has many shades buff and brown, with dark brown or black stripes and spots on some parts of the body. The tip of the tail is black. They have tufts of hair on tips of ears, and longer tufts of hair on the side of the head. Other Names Red Lynx, Wildcat Size Head and body length: 65cm - 105cm. Tail length: 11cm - 19 cm. Weight: 4 - 15 kg. Environment forests, semi-deserts, mountains, and brushland Food After a gestation of 60 to 70 days, a litter of about 3 kittens is born. The young open their eyes for the first time when they are 10 days old, and they nurse through their second month. Breeding A litter of three kittens is born after gestation period of 60 - 70 days. The young are fully weaned after 2 months. Range southern Canada to southern Mexico Classification
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