Justin Animal Report

Animal ReportBy: Justin

Bobcat

Grey Fox

Mountain Lion

Bobcat• Bobcats are 28-50 inches

long.• 2-2 1/2 feet high.• 5 inch tail.• They weigh up to 30

pounds but the average weight is 15-22 pounds.

• The bobcat is a mammal.

Habitat and Food• Habitat• Bobcats favors rockey

brushsides on which to live and hunt.

• They Hibernate.• Live in mountains and

even desert areas where water can be found.

• Mostly roam areas of the western U.S as well as wesern Canada.

• Food• Bobcats eat alot of

different animals and rodents here are some of the things bobcats eat.

• Jack rabbits, cotton tails, birds and  snakes.

• Bobcats also  eat other rodents.

• Bobcats can even take down a deer.

Family and Protection• Family• Bobcats live alone.• Bobcats do not lay eggs

they have live younge.• The female bobcat

reproduces early Spring and somtimes late Winter.

• The female bobcat often has 2-3 kittens.

• Protection• In order to protect its self

the bobcat uses its claws and teeth.

• It does not use any other defences other then claws and teeth.

• The enimies of the bobcat is mainy the coyote.

• Bobcats fear coyotes.

Did you know...

Did you know that bobcats are one of the biggest cats in the world?

Grey Fox• They weigh 7-11 pounds• They are gray, rusty red

and have a black mane.• They can run as fast as

28 miles per hour.• It does neither, it does

not hibernate or migrate.

Habitat and Food

• Habitat• Live in all four Arizona

deserts, southwest and beyond.

• They live in chaparrals, wooden areas, and among boulders on the slopes of rocky ridges.

• They do not migrate or hibernate.

• They live in southwest parts of North America.

• Food• Gray foxes eat alot of

animals.• Here is a list of some,

insects, birds, acorns, berries and grass.

• It does not store food.• They get thire food by

hunting then once found captureing it.

Family and Protection

• Family• Live alone.• They are monogamous.• Have live young.• Produce February or

March, bearing young in May or April.

• Takes about 51-53 days to produce.

• Have 3-7 pups at a time.

• Protection• They use camuflage to

blend into trees.• They will use its claws

and razer sharp teeth when/if under attack or just run.

• The enimies are the Lynx, bobcats, and coyotes.

Did you know...

Did you know the female grey fox is called a Vixen?

Mountain Lion• Male bobcat is 6-7 feet

long and the female bobcat is 5-7 feet long.

• Males weigh about 110-180 pounds while the females weigh about 80-130 pounds.

• Largest cat in the Sonoran desert.

Habitat and Food• Habitat• They live in mountains,

forests, swamps and deserts.

• Two most important habitat elements are finding cover for proction and for stalking, and living near a large prey base.

• Does not migrate or hibernate.

• Food• Mountain lions diet

consist of deer, javeline, big horn sheep, jack rabbits, porcupines, squirrles and many more small animals.

• Get thire food by killing their prey, then once dead, eating ikt for a nice meal.

• It does not store food it eats it right away.

Family and Protection

• Family• Live alone.• The female mountain lion

produces in Spring and has live young.

• The female mountain lion can have up to 6 cubs at a time, but the avarage amount is 2-4.

• They breed about 2-3 years of age.

• Protection• Mountain lions do not

have any proctions like oder or camouflage, but they do have razer sharp claws and teeth.

• When attacked, the mountain lion will fight back.

• The main enimies of the mountion lion is man.

Did you know...

Did you know unlike most cats mountain lions hunt at night.

Pictures

On the next 3 pages you will view and find out what the bobcat, grey fox and mountain lion look like.

This is a bobcat.

This is a gray fox.

This is a mountain lion.

Bibliography• Http://www.azgfd.gov• Http://www.desertusa.com• Http://arizonahighways.com• Http://desertmuseum.org• Http://thenaturalamerican.com/plants,_animals_and_inscts.htm• Http://en.wikipedia.org• Http://sothwestwildlife.org• Http://kids.nationalgeographic.com

Thank you.