My beagle caught a wiff of something last evening and led us to a tree in our rather large back yard. Up the tree was a pretty big cat with a short stubby tail. In many ways this creature looked like a normal cat...but not quite. It had slightly broken 'stripes' and a really thick coat not to mention the short tail. I think it was a bobcat. What do you think? Do we have these creatures in North Carolina?
2007-12-21 07:18:43 · 4 answers · asked by Dee 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
It did not have the pointy tips on its ears though...
2007-12-21 09:26:04 · update #1
It sounds exactly like a bobcat and they are certainly in NC :)
Wish I could spot one like that, they are just about everywhere in north america except the midwest (where I live) and far northern Canada.
2007-12-21 07:23:43 · answer #1 · answered by Todd 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a bobcat. The ear tufts are not always apparent. See a range map for this species below:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobcat
2007-12-21 12:54:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was a Bobcat. Your dog would not have wanted it very long if it had caught it.
2007-12-21 07:24:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
hey there
im in durham nc!
sounds like one try http://www.nczoo.org/animal_id/na_streamside_bobcat.cfm
watch out though. they can be nasty
2007-12-22 10:25:16 · answer #4 · answered by Ajaxnl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋