Bobcats, extirpated from Ohio by 1855, have returned due to increasing forest cover. Some of the most iconic mammals on Earth ...

The population of each Iowa furbearer species — coyotes, foxes, bears, beavers, raccoons, minks and bobcats — is different ...

Although bobcats are unlikely to attack humans, ... Bobcats may seem cute and fluffy, especially based on their size with males ranging between 18 to 35 pounds and females at around 30 pounds.

Bobcat attacks on humans are very rare; ... Bobcats are typically twice the size of a house cat. They can measure from 28 to 47 inches long and weigh between 15 to 35 pounds.

This is when human-bobcat encounters are more likely to take place and can potentially result in an attack. If you do happen ...

While it appears that some residents have taken notice of bobcat sightings in town, with some posting photos and comments on social media, Animal Control Officer David Crockett said this is nothing ...

But two decades ago, scientists discovered an ancient species of tiny humans. The hobbit-sized hominins lived on the Indonesian island of Flores 700,000 to 60,000 years ago.

Thought to be seldom spotted by humans, TMCC's Dr. Meeghan Gray is finding through her research the last two years that this is not the case for bobcats in northwest Reno.

'It will take about another year for the bobcat to reach a full size of 20-25 pounds. ... They are solitary animals that can thrive near humans and can be seen at times in suburban habitats.

Coyotes and bobcats hide near people when wolves, cougars and other large predators are close-by, putting the smaller carnivores at a higher risk of dying at human hands.