Bobcat

Shawn

About the author

• I am 10 years old. Myfavorite thing to do is ridemy bike andskateboard.my favoritesports arefootball,soccer,andbasketball.why I pickedthis animal is because thisis an interesting animal.

Who I am

• This is the bobcat.how the bobcat gothis name is becauseof its short tail.thereare about 725,000to1,020,000bobcatsstill remain in thewild.the bobcat canlive up to 12 to 13years.

The early years

• Bobcat can besolitary animals whenthey have baby.whileit grows up it stayswith its mother to 9 to12 months.the dadteaches the babyhunting skills whenthey’re ready

Habitat sweet habitat

• The bobcat lives indry desert. Thebobcat has 2different type of densthe main den and theauxiliary den. Themain den is usually iscaves and rockshelter.the auxiliaryden is a hollow logthat is protected

What’s on the menu?

• The bobcat eats pigs,baby dears , and smallanimals.when the bobcat is bya barn it eats certain animals.

Making tracks

• The bobcat’s feetare different fromback to front.withits back it couldjump and run.

Simply irresistible

• Before the bobcatattacks a prey thatis big it pounces tomake it stopbreathing so itdies.

Were in the world?

The bobcat lives inthe u.s.a and livesin Canada andalso in mexico

Facts

Did you knowThe bobcat is the

most abundantwild cat in theu.s.a..

• Fun factsThe bobcat has

more insticts thena normal cat.

Resource List• http://dnr.state.il.us/ORC/Wildlife/virtual_news/images/bobcat/bobcat_lyi

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