00:00When Bobcats and Humans Cross Paths, Understanding the Elusive Predator
00:04A bobcat pads across an Arizona trail and locks eyes with a hiker.
00:10Across Texas scrub, California hills, and Florida forests,
00:14bobcats stalk rabbits, climb trees, and avoid humans unless cornered or threatened.
00:19A bobcat crouches in a California canyon, pounces on a rabbit,
00:24and kills quickly with sharp claws and a bite to the neck.
00:26A bobcat climbs a Texas oak tree, drags prey into the branches,
00:31and feeds out of reach from coyotes and other scavengers.
00:35A rabid bobcat lunges at a person in a rare North Carolina incident,
00:40showing how disease can turn a shy predator into a sudden threat.
00:45A bobcat crosses a suburban Arizona yard at night,
00:49slips past fences, and hunts small pets left outside without supervision.
00:53A mother bobcat charges near a Florida den, swats with claws,
00:57and drives away anything that approaches her hidden kittens.
01:01From forest trails to backyard edges,
01:04bobcats hunt quietly and strike only when hunger or fear forces the encounter.
01:10Give a bobcat space,
01:11and it disappears into the brush before you even react.
01:15All right.
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