The roaming cat, perhaps weighing 40 pounds, has residents on edge. Experts agreed the feline was likely someone's pet, even though owning one is illegal in New York.

Rick Spitzer/Courtesy photo There are four species of lynx. Two in North America, the Canada lynx and the bobcat. In Europe you will find the Iberian lynx; and the Eurasian lynx. Identifying the ...

This cat contains no bobcat DNA (despite origin legends to the contrary), as this species of lynx is generally considered too distantly related to crossbreed with domestic cats.

Bobcat Hybrids Some people believe that they have seen (or even own) a domestic cat that is “ part bobcat.” This is impossible due to the distant genetic relationship of these two species.

First, we have the bobcat. Weighing in at 11-30 pounds, they are roughly twice the size of a domesticated cat. Bobcats are easily distinguishable by their black-tipped, stubby or “bobbed” tail. They ...

"Bobcat kittens always have spots in some form or another, whereas actual spotted markings are really rare in domestic cats and a bobcat kitten will sometimes, but not always, have black tufts on ...

The Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge took a 500-mile trip on Thursday to rescue a 12-year-old bobcat named Santana in Geuda Springs, Kansas.

The average weight of an adult male bobcat is around 20 pounds while females are around 15 pounds, just slightly more than your average domestic house cat. The trick to separating a bobcat from a ...

This cat contains no bobcat DNA (despite origin legends to the contrary), as this species of lynx is generally considered too distantly related to crossbreed with domestic cats.