T he courtship rituals in the animal world can be brief or involved. Some males do elaborate dances for the ladies they seek ...

Many have wildlife that visits their yards. Seeing a lynx or bobcat in your yard is a real treat as long as they aren’t hauling off a pet. They may look like a big domesticated cat, but they are ...

There are several animals that by their very nature are not easily observed or photographed in the wild. Recently while leading a winter photo tour to Yellowstone National Park, I had an ...

I’ve been sitting for hours, driving for days and staring through binoculars at distant hillsides for longer than I can remember, searching for the elusive bobcat (Lynx rufus), the smallest ...

DESCRIPTION: The smallest cats of the Lynx genus, bobcats are about twice the size of domestic house cats ... RANGE: Bobcats are territorial and establish home ranges that are up to several square ...

Wise said it's unusual to see a lynx in these parts — though there are quite a few in the surrounding mountains — and more often it's a bobcat that is spotted in the valley bottom. Other cat sightings ...