A Tree Full of Bobcats is the Best Hangover Cure
A Tree Full of Bobcats is the Best Hangover Cure -- original article
by Mika McKinnon -- Gizmodo
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We know: You’re having a bit of a rough morning after the New Year’s festivities, and aren’t quite up for the rigours of the day. Don’t worry, we’ve got this covered. Forget about depressing news or complicated concepts, and enjoy this tree full of wild cats.
This pack of bobcats were hanging out in a mesquite tree in Texas as mom taught her juvenile cubs the tricks of the trade for being a big cat in the wild. Were they using their excellent field of view to hunt rodents, or just taking a break? Either way, it’s a fantastic view of these beautiful predators.
Bobcats are about twice the size as average housecats, with long legs, oversized paws, and tufted ears. Their tails are naturally bobbed, shorter than the evocative whips of their cousins.
Mama bobcats usually have between two and four kittens in a litter, and train them throughout the spring into the summer. They’re grown up and ready to hunt on their own by autumn.
Top image: Bobcats in Big Bend National Park, Texas. Credit: Big Bend Natural History Association.
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Wouldn't you love to come across this tree during a hike in the hills?
Like that day when I walked up onto the tee-box at the 7th hole at Las Barancas golf course, turned around to plant my tee, and found myself looking into the eyes of a coyote, just a few yards away. We looked at each other for a few seconds, and then he/she moved on... followed by three others...
Gotta love meetings like that...
They're so beautiful! Thanks for the article and the picture!
What a great photo. Ya gotta love it.
We have quite a few bobcats in the area I live in, so a sighting isn't that unusual, but I've never see anything like this photo.
One morning I opened the front door to the house to smell the air, oopppsss there was a black bear in my driveway. I quickly closed the door, as it wandered around the driveway for a bit, than lumbered down the hill towards the lake...So very cool.