![]() In size, bobcats are slightly smaller and have limbs of equal length, which is an artifact of the different environments that they are uniquely adapted to the lynx relies on longer hind limbs to navigate snow while the bobcat lives in warmer climates at lower latitudes. Bobcat ears are marked with two white spots that are likely used by kittens to follow their mother in dimly-lit dens. While both share facial and ear tufts (which are thought to improve their hearing), the lynx has shorter, black ear tufts. Often confused with lynx, bobcats are very distinct. Recently, this has captured the attention of homeowners who have also captured footage of the collared bobcat using the suburban landscape and posted to social media sites, including NextDoor and Facebook. Gray hopes to better understand how bobcats use the suburban environment. Gray’s research includes the first ever bobcat to be GPS-collared in Nevada! As she continues to collar more bobcats, Dr. Gray is collecting data to answer basic questions about suburban bobcats that are unknown. By using camera traps and a recently radio-collared female bobcat, Dr. Meeghan Gray is finding through her research the last two years that this is not the case for bobcats in northwest Reno. ![]() ![]() Thought to be seldom spotted by humans, TMCC's Dr. Within the broad range of habitats throughout their range, bobcats are well-adapted to forests, swamps, deserts and even suburban habitats. Bobcats (Lynx rufus) are elusive, solitary and mostly nocturnal animals found throughout North America, from southern Canada to southern Mexico.
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