Bobcats in Love

On this Valentine’s Day, whether you’re in love or longing for love, we can all be thankful that when we find ourselves with that one special someone, it doesn’t sound like this:

From Ricky and Bibi’s Mom, via the Center for Biological Diversity: “In this video two bobcats negotiate a date via head-bobbing yowls, rapid tail twitching and awkward pauses. The female is the gray cat and the male is the red (rufus) one.”

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17 thoughts on “Bobcats in Love

  1. Faye February 14, 2020 / 6:08 pm

    Bob and Bobbette Duet. At least they’re in the wild!

  2. fkaWaldenPond February 14, 2020 / 6:13 pm

    Almost Klingon like.

    • Zapes February 14, 2020 / 6:42 pm

      Bobcats are Klingons, right?

    • Faye February 15, 2020 / 1:49 am

      Hahahahaha!

  3. allein 🐾 February 14, 2020 / 6:14 pm

    And they say romance is dead…

    • Faye February 15, 2020 / 1:50 am

      Hahahahaha.

  4. Ricky & Bibi's Mom February 14, 2020 / 6:15 pm

    I knew I could count on you to come up with the perfect intro, Mike!

    • Ricky & Bibi's Mom February 14, 2020 / 8:22 pm

      Oooh, that last one — hey guys, wait for meeeeeee! So sweet.

      I wonder what all these other animals would take pictures of and squee over if they could.

      Happy Valentimes Day, everyone!

      • fkaWaldenPond February 14, 2020 / 8:39 pm

        Right?! Not quite as squeee as scootin baby trunkster but pretty darn high.

    • Wuyizidi February 15, 2020 / 3:24 am

      That’s adorable.

      The way they talk though, let’s just say it’s very bobcat-ish:

      Happy Valentine’s Day!

  5. dubravkamcvmd February 14, 2020 / 7:19 pm

    I don’t know – it seemed like a mature discussion to me.

    • Ricky & Bibi's Mom February 14, 2020 / 8:18 pm

      For mature audiences only? 😉

  6. Debg February 14, 2020 / 8:53 pm

    I’m pretty sure I’ve been on this date before.

    Thanks for posting the lynxeseses, FKA! I just saw that video elsewhere and was going to send it to Mike. Love the snowshoe paws!

  7. Tara February 14, 2020 / 9:24 pm

    Wow. So I played this and all of my “house bobcats” freaked out. Clearly they understood the cat dialect.

  8. Kar February 14, 2020 / 9:41 pm

    I have no idea what they’re saying but I feel like I’m watching something by David Mamet.

    • Faye February 15, 2020 / 1:52 am

      Hahahahaha.

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