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Bobcat Lynx rufus. PA’s only feline predator Resembles a lynx Retractable claws (5), large eyes, raspy tongue Carnivore - hunting based on stealth, ambushes prey K-selective. Remote areas Age determined by annual rings in teeth ( cementum annuli ) 12’ vertical leap
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PA’s only feline predator • Resembles a lynx • Retractable claws (5), large eyes, raspy tongue • Carnivore - hunting based on stealth, ambushes prey • K-selective
Remote areas Age determined by annual rings in teeth (cementum annuli) 12’ vertical leap Bounties paid until 1938, protected from 1970-2000 Limited trapping begun in 2000-2001 Order = Carnivora Family = Felidae
4 toes, no claws (retractable) Fewest teeth of all predators