Bobcat
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Photo Credit: Doug Kjos
Found in Wild: throughout most of the United States and southern Canada. They live in forests, swamps, deserts and mountains.
Size and Description:- Weight: 15-30 pounds
- Length: 26-41 inches
- Long legs, large paws, short tails, tufted ears
Diet (zoo): carnivore diet
Diet (wild): hares, rabbits, birds, rodents, eggs
Interesting Facts:
- Bobcats usually live alone; their home base being rocks, a cave, a hollow log or thicket of bushes.
- Kittens are taught to hunt at night. The mother uses the white underside of her short tail to signal kittens.
- Like most cats, they are solitary animals.
- No natural enemies other than man (trapped for fur).
- The bobcat's broad feet spread, keeping it from sinking into snow.
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Hours
May: 10am - 6pm
June-August: 10am - 8pm
September: 10am - 6pm The Zoo will re-open Saturday, April 26, 2008
Admission
$6.00, ages 13 & up
$3.00, ages 4-12
Free, ages 3 & under
Wagons & Strollers
$2.14 Wagon $1.07 Stroller
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