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XMcShiftersonX
05-19-2010, 09:50 PM
In case you missed it... My cat Brahma (a Bengal) decided to have a stare down with a Bobcat through one of our windows this morning. We were able to get a picture and my husband who works at the station was able to get it on the air. Here's a link to the news article: http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-051910-rentonbobcat,0,7373291.story Enjoy!
colby
05-19-2010, 10:38 PM
Whoa! That's an awesome picture.

Was your cat having a conversation with him through the window, or just watching? A friend of ours had a Bengal that was pretty vocal.
XMcShiftersonX
05-19-2010, 11:01 PM
No, he wasn't making sounds through the window. But usually he is pretty talkative. We also have a female spotted snow Bengal and she is pretty vocal. Their meows sound a little more "wild" than traditional cats, too!
Susan126
05-20-2010, 05:07 AM
Wow Jessica that is a great picture! It's amazing the wild critters that live right in our own backyards.
salsabike
05-20-2010, 05:46 AM
THAT is cool!
Biciclista
05-20-2010, 06:31 AM
wow, how exciting! Your cat did not say a word, eh? and the bobcat? did he say anything??
BleeckerSt_Girl
05-20-2010, 08:36 AM
Oh, they were both 'saying things' for sure....just not with their vocal chords. :eek:
Catrin
05-20-2010, 08:52 AM
Great picture! It is good that there was barrier between them though...
spokewench
05-20-2010, 09:23 AM
Too Cool. Just goes to show you that Bengals are not that far removed from the wild!
XMcShiftersonX
05-20-2010, 09:43 AM
haha... I know. I swear the thought that was running through my cat's head was, "daddy???" The bobcat looks like it saw dinner though, or maybe it's thinking why is there another bobcat in that house??? :D I love that I have wild animals like this right in my backyard. This is the 3rd time we've seen a bobcat in our neighborhood in the 5 years we've lived here, and every time I think it is so cool. We also have deer that we see regularly. Our animals are indoor only, and there's been e-mails sent out of the bobcat sightings to the whole community, so everyone else that let's their cats out unattended do so at their own risk. The only thing I didn't like about the article was that it said call animal control if you see bobcats. Why would I do that?! I'm the one living in what used to be their home, and this is why I live out in the woods so that I can have nature around me! I think they're beautiful! The bobcat didn't make any sounds either, but I'm curious to hear what a bobcat sounds like when it meows or hisses. I bet it's pretty cool!

-Jessica
malaholic
05-20-2010, 11:24 AM
OMG I saw that on the news last night! So cute!
XMcShiftersonX
05-20-2010, 03:31 PM
OMG I saw that on the news last night! So cute!

Yay! I love that people actually saw it on TV. BTW, your dogs in your pic are the cutest things!!! What kind of dogs are they?
NbyNW
05-20-2010, 07:28 PM
That is an awesome picture.

Here are some bobcat sounds (http://www.soundboard.com/sb/Bobcat_sounds_audio.aspx).
XMcShiftersonX
05-20-2010, 09:43 PM
OMFG!!! Those sounds are ****ing scary... My great Dane is sitting next to me currently and is very disturbed by this. However, this explains the sound I heard about a year ago in the back of our place, during the night. I had my window open because it was during the summer (there was a screen on it, and we have a deck that is elevated about 6 feet off the ground), and I heard what sounded like an animal killing another animal. It sounded just like some of those growls, it must have been a bobcat killing a smaller animal. Who knew such a big sound could come out of a fairly small cat.
Catrin
05-21-2010, 02:34 AM
That is an awesome picture.

Here are some bobcat sounds (http://www.soundboard.com/sb/Bobcat_sounds_audio.aspx).

Those sounds are scary! I have heard that a Bobcat's sound is distinctive, that is no exaggeration!
malaholic
05-24-2010, 03:23 PM
Yay! I love that people actually saw it on TV. BTW, your dogs in your pic are the cutest things!!! What kind of dogs are they?

The lighter colored one is a malamute. The darker one is a mix of some kind - either malamute or maybe even husky mixed with some collie? We aren't really sure. But since coming to live with us, her brother is teaching her how to be a malamute - to carry her tail arced high instead of down, to keep her posture tall and proud, and how to make those wolfy eyes turn all round and puppylike when she wants to manipulate the humans. I just adore them both.
XMcShiftersonX
05-24-2010, 10:02 PM
ha! I love it. I've always loved husky-looking dogs. But your dogs are even more beautiful than the usual!