Fairy named Arley with her Young Bobcat Friend

Fairy named Arley with Bobcat Friend

I spoke with Arley's parents.  I found out that like any good Fairy, she loves animals.   In particular, she loves cats.    I also noticed that when I looked at the photo I used for the drawing, that Arley had on spotted cat ears.  So I added a Bobcat to the drawing.  After all, a Bobcat is a spotted cat that lives around here.  This is NOT a full grown Bobcat, it is an adolescent  or a kitten, but it is more than half grown.  

Bobcats (Lynx rufus) are very successful animals.  They live in North America, from Southern Canada to Southern Mexico and in every state in the USA.  They are adapted to many habitats.  

They prefer to hunt rabbits but they will go after squirrels and other small game like rodents and birds.  Some Bobcats will even hunt deer.  

Bobcat males are bigger than the females.  A full grown male will be 19-49 inches long.  That is 48-125 cm.  The "bobbed" tail is where the Bobcat gets its name.  The short tail adds 4-8 inches or 10-20 cm.  The adult males weigh in at around 40 lbs.   That is 18 kg.  

Bobcats don't particularly LIKE water, but they are good swimmers when they have to be.  They are very secretive and it is kind of hard to see one in the wild.  Of course, Fairies make friends with animals so they see them more.  In fact, most Fairies can talk to animals.  The Fairies think that althogh animals are not as smart as Fairies or even mortal people, they are smarter than mortals think they are.

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