coming down the coastal trail from cozelman road on my mtn bike..in the meadow on the right. quite docile, the cat let me approach to within about 30 yards until some trail runners came by, then it sauntered away.
As I returned to the parking lot, a bobcat walked out of the woods and sat down near a dumpster. It seemed about as afraid of people as a slightly shy house cat, keeping a safe distance but not appearing the least bit nervous. So I took a lot of pictures.
The diverse order Carnivora ( /kɑrˈnɪvərə/ or /ˌkɑrnɪˈvɔərə/; from Latin carō (stem carn-) "flesh", + vorāre "to devour") includes over 260 species of placental mammals. Its members are formally referred to as carnivorans, while the word "carnivore" (often popularly applied to members of this group) can refer to any meat-eating animal. Carnivorans are the most diverse in size of any mammalian order, ranging from the least weasel (Mustela nivalis), at as little as 25 grams (0.88 oz) and...
