BOBCATS


 
 

1. How does the bobcat get its name?


2. How long do they live in captivity?


3. What is a carnivore?


4. What is the bobcat's scientific name?


5. What animals make up 2/3 of the bobcat's diet?


6. What animals make up the other 1/3 of the bobcat's diet?

7. Where are the bobcat's den found?

8. What does nocturnal mean?

9. Name one of its habitats.

10. Tell the range of the male hunters.

11. How do they kill their prey?

12. Name some animals that prey on a bobcat.

13. Name the most common wildcat in the United States.

14. Bobcats are weak, cowardly, or strong for its size?

15. Where are the largest bobcats found?

16. What does the bobcat's coat provide?

17. What is the largest weight recorded?

18. Name the main reason man hunts the bobcat.

19. Name the range of the female hunter.

20. What type of hunter is the bobcat?
 



Computer/Technology Skills Curriculum Goals for Sixth Grade: 1.4, 2.1, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9
Science Curriculum Goals for Sixth Grade: 2.3


by

Gay Shaver
Troutman Middle School
Home of the "Bobcats"
gshaver@iss.k12.nc.us