Wild Cats In South Texas

Posted on February 7 2015 by Michael Broad.

Wild cats in south texas. They rarely if ever venture into the Texas Hill Country. Wild cats are solitary territorial animals. We have been dedicated to.

There are two types of bobcats in Texas. Of the 40 wild cat species only the lion typically lives and hunts in groups. The jaguarundi shares characteristics with the ocelot.

Eighty or fewer ocelots ornately spotted middle-weight felids resembling undersized. The single greatest threat to ocelots is loss of habitat. The conservation status where known of every wild cat species has been.

Four primarily Central American cats jaguar jaguarundi ocelot and margay currently or historically ranged northward into the brushland south of San Antonio from Mexico. Rare Wildcat Spotted in Texas. Mountain lion sightings are not unheard of in this part of south Texas but as with other sightings it is the apparent melanism of the big cat witnessed that makes this incident even more unique.

Bobcats are about twice the size of a domestic cat with a muscular physique and prominently pointed ears. The Feline Research Program at Texas AM University-Kingsville is dedicated to conducting research on wild cats to gain understanding of their ecology behavior and conservation genetics and apply knowledge gained to the recovery of wild populations. The wild cats of Texas represent the most mysterious and beautiful elements of our native fauna.

The last encounter with a jaguar in South Texas was in the 1950s in the San Benito area. Ocelot kittens are born blind after about a month their eyes finally open and they start to develop different colors on their fur. Camera traps in a south Texas wildlife refuge spotted a new ocelot roaming through the park.