bobcat
range and habitat
Although bobcats are found in a wide range of habitats in North Carolina, wooded habitats of the Coastal Plain and mountains support the largest numbers. Bottomland hardwoods, young pine stands, swamps and pocosin, In the mountains, mature forests with openings or early successional forests are favorable in north carolina. Bobcats mainly hunt rabbits and hares.
Bobcats are also known to eat rodents, birds, bats and even
adult deer, which they usually consume during the winter months, as well as lambs, poultry and young pigs when a ranch is near.
big eyes on side of head, center nose, front sharp teeth
bobcat pelt
size comparison
endangered?
yes
facts
they are territorial
have a main den, and then other smaller ones