How are you sure it is not a mountain lion? I live in the general area. I
wouldn't be surprised if that is what it is. Aren't bob cats bob-tailed
cats?
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Subject: [SaF] Bobcats
> A bobcat has set off our motion-detecting lights by strolling
through
> our unfenced yard each night for a week. We do not live in a rural area;
our
> house is within 2 minutes of small shopping centers, but there are
> undeveloped canyons all around. My question is this: are there varieties
of
> bobcat in Southern California (San Diego area, five miles from coast)
which
> have tails that are fairly long? This cat has a tail long enough to droop
> gracefully and then curl up a bit. Most pictures of bobcats I could
locate
> on the internet showed them with tails no longer than about 6 or 8 inches.
> This is definitely not a domestic cat, nor a cougar/mountain lion; I'm
> certain it's a bobcat. Thanks for any information or resource referrals.
