Comparing The Red Lynx And Wildcat

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+ They are referred to as the Red Lynx, and Wildcat.
+ Roughly they are twice as big as an average housecat.
+ The bobcat has excellent vision and hearing to aid in hunting.
+ They superb climbers and sprinters.
+ Bobcats place their back feet in the same spot as the front feet when running to reduce noise while hunting.
+ Their claws are used primarily for seizing prey and defending themselves and their young.
+ Unlike lynx, bobcats may be found closer to an areas people live.
+ Bobcats live alone except when they mate.
+ They can have 1 to 6 young after a gestation of approximately two months.
+ Bobcats are independent of their mother at 10 to 12 months.
+ Though they are adaptable they don’t put up with deep snow.
+ Bobcats are territorial

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