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Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts) Mon Jun 10, 2013, 08:00 PM Jun 2013

Bobcat On Top Of a Saguaro

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Bobcat On Top Of a Saguaro (Original Post) Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2013 OP

That could be a touchy situation. liberal N proud Jun 2013 #1

sticky kitty Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2013 #2

Your photos? HarveyDarkey Jun 2013 #3

oh. No. Not Mine ... got them in an email from a friend -- Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2013 #4

huh Flaxbee Jun 2013 #5

wierd, eh - I know Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2013 #7

Very cool! I'll see your Bobcat and raise you a Terantula in our swimming pool. OffWithTheirHeads Jun 2013 #6

ohohooh - Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2013 #8

Now, how the fuck do I get down from here? The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2013 #9

I know, right. Look how high he is! Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2013 #10

He jumps. Chan790 Jun 2013 #11

I've read that when cats jump or fall from a high place The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2013 #12

Nice pics ornotna Jun 2013 #13

got them in an email. so cool! thought I would share with the class Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2013 #14

Beautiful! LeftofObama Jun 2013 #15

How did he possibly get up there?! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2013 #16

liberal N proud

(60,344 posts)

1. That could be a touchy situation.

Reply to Tuesday Afternoon (Original post)

Mon Jun 10, 2013, 08:04 PM

Jun 2013

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)

2. sticky kitty

Reply to liberal N proud (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 10, 2013, 08:05 PM

Jun 2013

prick-ly pussy

HarveyDarkey

(9,077 posts)

3. Your photos?

Reply to Tuesday Afternoon (Original post)

Mon Jun 10, 2013, 08:05 PM

Jun 2013

Excellent, I got an Osprey once on top of a cactus

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)

4. oh. No. Not Mine ... got them in an email from a friend --

Reply to HarveyDarkey (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 10, 2013, 08:07 PM

Jun 2013

so, in that sense, yeah. they are mine but, full disclosure: I did not take them.

Yours is fantastic. Really nice!

Flaxbee

(13,661 posts)

5. huh

Reply to Tuesday Afternoon (Original post)

Mon Jun 10, 2013, 08:13 PM

Jun 2013

love these photos, but, they perplex me. guess it's a good lookout spot! bobcat doesn't look distressed...

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)

7. wierd, eh - I know

Reply to Flaxbee (Reply #5)

Mon Jun 10, 2013, 08:23 PM

Jun 2013

maybe he had an itch needed scratching

there were a couple more pix in the email. he is a gorgeous creature!

OffWithTheirHeads

(10,337 posts)

6. Very cool! I'll see your Bobcat and raise you a Terantula in our swimming pool.

Reply to Tuesday Afternoon (Original post)

Mon Jun 10, 2013, 08:23 PM

Jun 2013

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)

8. ohohooh -

Reply to OffWithTheirHeads (Reply #6)

Mon Jun 10, 2013, 08:24 PM

Jun 2013

so big!!

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,836 posts)

9. Now, how the fuck do I get down from here?

Reply to Tuesday Afternoon (Original post)

Mon Jun 10, 2013, 09:08 PM

Jun 2013

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)

10. I know, right. Look how high he is!

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #9)

Mon Jun 10, 2013, 09:13 PM

Jun 2013

Chan790

(20,176 posts)

11. He jumps.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #9)

Mon Jun 10, 2013, 09:21 PM

Jun 2013

He's only about 25' up. I've seen the ones in the trees in the forest here dive 40' to the ground, usually taking prey.

House cats too...have no problem jumping to the ground from heights up to 3 stories. Falling is a different matter, I've seen cats land bad from heights as low as 13' on a fall. The jump-depth of small cats is part of why I always find the "fireman saves cats stuck in a tree" stories funny; the housecat's usually not stuck, when he's stuck he'll let you know vocally and non-stop.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,836 posts)

12. I've read that when cats jump or fall from a high place

Reply to Chan790 (Reply #11)

Mon Jun 10, 2013, 09:24 PM

Jun 2013

they spread their legs out to create a kind of parachute effect and slow their fall.

Maybe eventually they will evolve into something like a flying squirrel, with membranes between their legs so they can glide. That way they'll never have to worry about being stuck in trees, or on cacti.