Small Wild Cats In Florida

Our first wild addition Simon is a BengalJungle cat mix.

Small wild cats in florida. The bobcat which is one of two predatory big cats found in florida is the most abundant wildcat in the united states. It had short dark graydark brown hair. An efficient hunter the bobcat hunts by sight and usually at night.

It is a large slender cat with a tawny coat and white belly. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean south Atlantic Ocean east Arctic Ocean north South America and the Caribbean Sea southeast. Little Rock Zoo is home to a pair of Servals.

Some are a little bigger. Primarily found in southwestern Canada the western US and almost all of Mexico and Central and South America. Mostly only in northern states along the Canadian border or in mountainous regions.

At the Little Rock Zoo. The bobcat sometimes called the Florida lynx or wildcat is the smaller of the two and youre much more likely to spot it in the wild or even in your backyard. We loved him so much we decided to buy a Bengal and the rest as they say is history.

Certain cat hybrids are allowed. Florida panthers are various shades of tan or reddish-brown with lighter fur on their undersides. African servals are small slender cats with long legs a lean body a short tail and a small head.

The black footed cat is one of the worlds smallest wild cat species and the smallest found in Africa. One to four young are born after a gestation period the period in which offspring are carried in the uterus of 50 to 60 days. Length varies from 74-86 and weight ranges from 70-160 pounds.