What is the Bobcat's origin?

Answer 1

A bobcat is a North America mammal of the cat family ,felidae.

Their latin name is Lynx Rufus meaning lynx with red hair. They have a spotted reddish brown fur, tufted ears and short tail. They eat small mamals such as rabbits, mice, woodchucks, skunks, raccoons and moles, birds, such as grouse, some repitles (I forget which ones,) and even deer four times their size!

Answer 2

It is currently believed that bobcats arrived in North America over the Bering Strait land bridge from Asia just before the last Ice Age arrived. This caused them to adapt in a different manner from the subsequent migration of lynxes when the Ice Age ended. This is how scientists explain the size difference between the Canada lynx and the Bobcat's 13 North American species.

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Answer 3

That's the name it first answered to...

But seriously, folks... This term is an Americanism coined in 1888 due to the creature's short, 'bobbed' tail.

Answer 4

The bobcat is native to North America. They have moved farther south and north, spreading their population throughout the continent.

Answer 5

Bobcats were named bobcats in recognition of their short, 'bobbed' tail.
its short tail