Bearizona Bobcat

by Priscilla Burgers

Title

Bearizona Bobcat

Artist

Priscilla Burgers

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Photograph - Photography

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"Bearizona Bobcat" is a photograph of a yawning bobcat at Bearizona, in Williams, Arizona. This image was awarded First Place in FAA SELECTIVE COLOR Contest.

The bobcat (Lynx rufus) is a North American mammal of the cat family Felidae. With 12 recognized subspecies, it ranges from southern Canada to northern Mexico, including most of the continental United States. The bobcat is an adaptable predator that inhabits wooded areas, as well as semidesert, urban edge, forest edges, and swampland environments. It persists in much of its original range, and populations are healthy.

With a gray to brown coat, whiskered face, and black-tufted ears, the bobcat resembles the other species of the mid-sized Lynx genus. It is smaller on average than the Canada lynx, with which it shares parts of its range, but is about twice as large as the domestic cat. It has distinctive black bars on its forelegs and a black-tipped, stubby tail, from which it derives its name.

Though the bobcat prefers rabbits and hares, it will hunt anything from insects, chickens, and small rodents to deer. Prey selection depends on location and habitat, season, and abundance. Like most cats, the bobcat is territorial and largely solitary, although with some overlap in home ranges. It uses several methods to mark its territorial boundaries, including claw marks and deposits of urine or feces. The bobcat breeds from winter into spring and has a gestation period of about two months.

Although bobcats have been hunted extensively by humans, both for sport and fur, their population has proven resilient. The elusive predator features in Native American mythology and the folklore of European settlers.

Bearizona is a wildlife park that allows visitors to drive into the wilderness and witness herd and pack life from the safety and comfort of a private vehicle.

This is a black and white image with selective coloring on the bobcat's nose and tongue.


FAA SELECTIVE COLOR Contest-12/03/2013
First Place


FAA Featured Photo:
Your Favorite Art Work Group-11/29/2013

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Sensational Animals Group-11/29/2013

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Southwest D￿r Prints Groupu-11/29/2013

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Nature Wildlife Sunsets and Sunrises Group-11/30/2013

FAA Featured Photo:
Wild America Group-12/01/2013

FAA Featured Photo:
Our 4-Legged Friends Group-12/03/2013

FAA Featured Photo:
Black and White Photography with a Touch of Color Group-12/05/2013

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November 25th, 2013

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