Bobcat

Size

The adult male Bobcat is 28 to 40 inches (71 to 100 cm) long, averaging 35 inches (89 cm); with a stubby 4 to 7 inches (10 to 18 cm) tail, which has a “bobbed” appearance and gives the species its name. An adult stands about 20 to 24 inches (51 to 61 cm) at the shoulders.  Adult males usually range from 16 to 30 pounds (7.3 to 14 kg); females average about 20 pounds (9.1 kg). The largest bobcat on record weighed 48.9 pounds (22.2 kg).  The Bobcat is muscular, and its hind legs are longer than its front legs, giving it a bobbing gait.

Food

Deer, cottontails, snowshoe hare, cotton rats, rodents, squirrels, birds, fish and insects. Sometimes they will feed on minks, foxes, skunks, small dogs, domestic cats, occasionally poultry or livestock.