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Using razor-sharp claws! and powerful legs, the bobcat has been known to kill adult deer and sheep and is one of the few predators that will tackle a porcupine. Its usual dinner, however, is small game such as rabbit, and the bobcat makes a significant contribution to rodent i control.

Sometimes bobcats that are cut off from their food supply will overcome their fear and venture into suburban areas.

"Occasionally a bobcat will start thinning out the dog population,” the Interior Department official said. “And a bobcat loves to get hold of a house cat.” Bobcats spit, howl, hiss, and purr like domestic call but generally do not make good pets. But nature can be defied: Pet bobcats have learned to coexist with domestic cats and dogs, eat at a table, drink from a water cooler, and even use a toilet.

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