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The Goliath birdeater (Theraphosa blondi) is reputed to be an avivore (hence the name), but it rarely preys on birds. [5] [6] However, other species of spider have been observed to consume birds that they capture; large orb-weaving spiders, such as the golden orbweavers, have been observed to consume small birds such as mannikin and other finches.
Bobcats have been reported in about equal numbers during all seasons. In 1960, a bobcat was killed by a car near Squaw Lake (now Indian Pond) on the north shore of Yellowstone Lake; its skull was deposited in the Yellowstone Museum collection. Other roadkilled bobcats were reported in 1993 and 1996.
The bobcat (Lynx rufus), also known as the wildcat, bay lynx, [2] [3] or red lynx, [4] is one of the four extant species within the medium-sized wild cat genus Lynx.Native to North America, it ranges from southern Canada through most of the contiguous United States to Oaxaca in Mexico.
The lynx creates its den in crevices or under ledges. It feeds on a wide range of animals from white-tailed deer, reindeer, roe deer, small red deer, and chamois, to smaller, more usual prey: snowshoe hares, fish, foxes, sheep, squirrels, mice, turkeys and other birds, and goats. It also eats ptarmigans, voles, and grouse.
Oligophagy is a term for intermediate degrees of selectivity, referring to animals that eat a relatively small range of foods, either because of preference or necessity. [2] Another classification refers to the specific food animals specialize in eating, such as: Carnivore: the eating of animals Araneophagy: eating spiders; Avivore: eating birds
Bobcats are far more afraid of people than people should be of them, writes Texas-based wildlife expert Kathy Milacek. Bobcat attacks against humans are virtually unheard of — in fact, a child ...
Mexican bobcats are carnivores and eat rodents, jackrabbits, collared peccaries, birds, deer, and white-nosed coatis. On occasion they will hunt snakes, lizards, and scorpions. [3] They are solitary, nocturnal animals and are rarely seen by humans. The animals gather briefly once a year to mate.
Diet: Rodents and rabbits, and to a lesser extent birds and other small animals [66] LC Unknown [66] Black-footed cat. F. nigripes Burchell, 1824: Southern Africa: Size: 37–52 cm (15–20 in) long, 14–20 cm (6–8 in) tail [67] Habitat: Savanna, grassland, and desert [68] Diet: Small mammals and birds [68] VU 9,700 [68] Chinese mountain cat ...