Bobcats

Alright,I know I haven't been doing much about the environment lately so here is an environmental post.(kinda)

So, you know what bobcats are right? If not,here is an epic picture of one.Bobcats live in North America and are small felines about the size of a large house cat.This is were the problem is.You see, people think that they can be domesticated just like regular house cats but this is not the case. Eventually they might claw their "owners" (they have really strong claws) probably accidentally and then they would be declawed.Then they might resort to biting cause,hey,you declawed them what do you expect?Then they aren't manageable enough and are thrown back in the wild. How are they going to catch their food or climb trees without claws?Some starve or are taken on to preserves like the one I went to. I saw two bobcats there, named Cash and Santa.That was pretty much there life story.Here are a few bobcat factoids.


1. Bobcats can take down full grown deer.

2.They first appear about 1.8 million years ago.

3.In some areas, they are still trapped for their beautiful fur.

4.There are some 1 million in the U.S alone.

5.They live from 10 to 12 years

6.They can leap up to ten feet!

7.They are named for their "bobbed" tail.Cool right!?


picture courtesy of :http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/004/cache/bob-cat_480_600x450.jpg

Photo by Norbert Rosing (nice photo Norbert!)

Adios,

        Poodle