Son of Butch
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There are reports of bobcats breeding with domestic female cats, but evidence of offspring is only anecdotal.
Of the 13 sub species of bobcats only the Lynx rufus superiorensis lives in Minnesota. I have never seen one.
3 dna confirmed blynx (bobcat x canadian lynx) have been found in the wild in Minnesota, all 3 were fertile.
One was tagged to be studied, but died of starvation shortly after tagging.
2 years ago a large (12-13 lb) dapple gray tabby male with 4 white paws showed up on my place.
His rear legs were very muscular and slightly longer than his front legs and he had unusually large pointed ears.
Even though his tail was cat length, I nicknamed him Bob because he reminded me of what I think a bobcat looks like.
He was wicked wild, mean and athletic, but very beautiful. I remember wishing I had a female cat to mate with him.
I just thought of him as a feral cat, in mid summer I found him dead along a nearby highway.
That fall a neighbor claimed when he was picking rock the previous spring on his field next to my pasture he saw
some sort of a huge wild cat (about 20 lbs) that appeared to be stalking him in the grass along my pasture fence line.
He said it made him nervous enough that he got back in his tractor. He asked me if I ever saw it. (nope, I never did)
But it made me start to wonder if that could have been "Bob's" father.
Last week a 10 lb dapple gray tabby male, with 4 white boots and long large pointed ears, jumped up on my deck.
He was not nearly as muscular as "Bob" but I feel certain he must be a son of Bob or they share a bloodline.
I wish I would have examined Bob when I found him dead, but at the time I just assumed him to be an odd feral cat.
Bob was very wild, but never scared, he had a very confident air about him. I've only seen "Son of Bob" twice.
Has anyone else ever seen any possible hybrids from domestic cats crossed with perhaps a distant hybrid bobcat?
Any other animals of domestic x wild hybrids?
Of the 13 sub species of bobcats only the Lynx rufus superiorensis lives in Minnesota. I have never seen one.
3 dna confirmed blynx (bobcat x canadian lynx) have been found in the wild in Minnesota, all 3 were fertile.
One was tagged to be studied, but died of starvation shortly after tagging.
2 years ago a large (12-13 lb) dapple gray tabby male with 4 white paws showed up on my place.
His rear legs were very muscular and slightly longer than his front legs and he had unusually large pointed ears.
Even though his tail was cat length, I nicknamed him Bob because he reminded me of what I think a bobcat looks like.
He was wicked wild, mean and athletic, but very beautiful. I remember wishing I had a female cat to mate with him.
I just thought of him as a feral cat, in mid summer I found him dead along a nearby highway.
That fall a neighbor claimed when he was picking rock the previous spring on his field next to my pasture he saw
some sort of a huge wild cat (about 20 lbs) that appeared to be stalking him in the grass along my pasture fence line.
He said it made him nervous enough that he got back in his tractor. He asked me if I ever saw it. (nope, I never did)
But it made me start to wonder if that could have been "Bob's" father.
Last week a 10 lb dapple gray tabby male, with 4 white boots and long large pointed ears, jumped up on my deck.
He was not nearly as muscular as "Bob" but I feel certain he must be a son of Bob or they share a bloodline.
I wish I would have examined Bob when I found him dead, but at the time I just assumed him to be an odd feral cat.
Bob was very wild, but never scared, he had a very confident air about him. I've only seen "Son of Bob" twice.
Has anyone else ever seen any possible hybrids from domestic cats crossed with perhaps a distant hybrid bobcat?
Any other animals of domestic x wild hybrids?
