{"id":5845,"date":"2015-12-03T19:09:15","date_gmt":"2015-12-04T02:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drfumblefinger.com\/wrdprs\/?p=5845"},"modified":"2017-08-27T23:28:02","modified_gmt":"2017-08-28T05:28:02","slug":"pic-of-the-week-december-5-2015-bobcats-living-desert-museum-tucson-arizona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/drfumblefinger.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/pic-of-the-week-december-5-2015-bobcats-living-desert-museum-tucson-arizona\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cPic of the Week\u201d. December 5, 2015: Bobcats, Living Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bobcats are fairly common and I’ve seen them everywhere from Southern California to the Yukon; in fact, they’re the most abundant wildcat in North America, with a wide range.  But they’re shy and rarely pose for photos, so I was glad to see them at the Living Desert Museum in Tucson.<\/p>\n

They’re about a meter long and weigh up to 14 kg (30 lbs) — about twice the size of a big house-cat.   Most bobcats are brown or brownish red with a short, black-tipped tail (from which the cat derives its name as the tail appears to be cut or “bobbed”).<\/p>\n

They’re great hunters and usually eat small game like rabbits, birds and squirrels.<\/p>\n

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