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Saturday, December 29, 2012

Lynx Rufus bobcat

Our Maine Coon house cat looks a great deal like a lynx or a bobcat...













Lynx Rufus bobcat 23 Feb 2011 Yosemite


Lynx Rufus - This bobcat (Lynx rufus) is a North American mammal of the cat family Felidae.

The Lynx genus species of medium-sized wildcats.
Ref. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_rufus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Lynx Species: L. rufus

From a group photo outing to Yosemite National Park 22-24 Feb 2011. Organized, designed, and led by Howard Ignatius.


See www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/animals/bobcat.html for a nice description essay on features of this Bobcat species.








Photo © 2011 “Mike” Michael L. Baird, mike {at] mikebaird d o t com, flickr.bairdphotos.com
Source:
Lynx Rufus bobcat 23 Feb 2011 Yosemite | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/5475957708/in/faves-nationalwildlifefederation/



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