Woman Unwittingly Rescues Injured Bobcat

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annoyed@net.spammers - 30 May 2007 11:37 GMT

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MOBILE, Ala. A woman who helped rescue an injured cat on the roadside got
a surprise when a veterinarian told her it was a wild and potentially
dangerous bobcat.

Liza Eldred, her teenage daughter and the girl's friend found the female
bobcat Saturday on U.S. 98 in south Baldwin County, wrapped it in a
sweatshirt and drove it to an animal clinic for treatment.

Veterinarian Andy Duke said the women were "extremely lucky" that the
bobcat, which had a broken paw, did not panic and injure them.

Full story at:

http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007May29/0,4670,ODDInjuredBobcat,00.html

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Kathy - 30 May 2007 16:07 GMT

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Whoa! That and a leopard in the news both in the same week - if not in
the same country. Even bobcats (aren't bobcats pumas?) know when
somebody's trying to help - and wrapping her in a sweatshirt didn't hurt
any....Hope it heals up and is "relocated" successfully.
Kathy

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EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) - 30 May 2007 16:39 GMT

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Maybe I'm getting my cat species confused, but I thought
bob-cats were small enough so they sometimes successfully
crossbreed with domestic cats.

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Magic Mood Jeep - 30 May 2007 16:50 GMT

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Bobcats are NOT Pumas. Bobcats are Lynxes. They are commonly called
Bobcats because they have short stubby (or "bobbed") tails.
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http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/animals/enlarge/lynx-baby.html

They are found throughout North America. And yes, there have been cases of
interbreeding between lynxes and domestic cats.

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Ketzl's Dad - 30 May 2007 17:54 GMT

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> They are found throughout North America. And yes, there have been cases of
> interbreeding between lynxes and domestic cats.

A friend of mine had a bobcat-mix pet, named Prana. She was the sweetest
thing to look at, and pretty gentle, too.

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Matthew - 30 May 2007 17:06 GMT

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Kathy
They are the same genus
Florida Panther or Puma http://www.centralfloridazoo.org/animals/Puma.htm
The bobcat http://www.desertusa.com/april96/du_bcat.html

I see both of these all the time in my neck of the woods The bobcat have a
cry like a housecat

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