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Is it a Bobcat?

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 2:08 pm
by allcat
I had a guy today tell me that the statue in the middle of campus is a Lynx. Is anybody out there a biologist or really know the difference ?

Re: Is it a Bobcat?

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 3:30 pm
by 77matcat
Lynx has an extra long tuft of fur on the top of its ears I believe

Re: Is it a Bobcat?

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 4:08 pm
by RickRund
77matcat wrote:
Fri Dec 06, 2019 3:30 pm
Lynx has an extra long tuft of fur on the top of its ears I believe
YES!!!

Next they will be saying the griz a really a Koala ...

Re: Is it a Bobcat?

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 4:18 pm
by allcat
The guy is a Bobcat. He said a friend of his that is a biologist said it has the tall back legs of a lynx. I don't know that I would be able to truely tell the difference.

Re: Is it a Bobcat?

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 4:19 pm
by LTown Cat

Re: Is it a Bobcat?

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 4:25 pm
by allcat
I looked it up, I guess I just need to look at the statue.

Re: Is it a Bobcat?

Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2019 7:30 am
by 77matcat
Believe the longer back leg is accurate also. I believe a bobcat has a longer back leg proportionally than a regular cat. So hard to tell unless your a person that has the pleasure of working with both or you see them standing side by side.

Re: Is it a Bobcat?

Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2019 9:19 am
by CPrice91
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Re: Is it a Bobcat?

Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2019 10:11 am
by LTown Cat
The statue looks more like a bobcat to me. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Re: Is it a Bobcat?

Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2019 12:47 am
by grizzh8r
CPrice91 wrote:
Sat Dec 07, 2019 9:19 am
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picture comparison
Wow, thanks for sharing, that's really cool. Never knew these differences. Learned something new today!