Editing Bobcat (section)

===Tracks===
[[File:Bobcat tracks in mud.jpg|thumb|Bobcat tracks in mud showing the hind-paw print (top) partially covering the fore-paw print (center)]]

Bobcat tracks show four toes without [[claw]] marks, due to their retractile claws. The tracks range in size from {{cvt|1|-|3|in|mm|round=5|order=flip}}; the average is about {{cvt|1+3/4|in|mm|round=5|order=flip}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcadventure.com/adventure/wilderness/animals/bobcat.htm |title=Bobcat |access-date=June 25, 2007 |work=bcadventure.com |publisher=Interactive Broadcasting Corporation |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712161625/http://www.bcadventure.com/adventure/wilderness/animals/bobcat.htm |archive-date=July 12, 2007}}</ref> When walking or trotting, the tracks are spaced roughly {{cvt|8|to|18|in|cm|round=5|order=flip}} apart. The bobcat can make great strides when running, often from {{cvt|4|-|8|ft|m|order=flip}}.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Peterson, R. T. |author2=Murie, O. J. |name-list-style=amp |date=1998 |title=A Field Guide to Animal Tracks |publisher=Houghton Mifflin Field Guides |isbn=978-0-395-91094-8 |page=115 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780395910948/page/115}}</ref>

Like all cats, the bobcat 'directly registers', meaning its hind prints usually fall exactly on top of its fore prints. Bobcat tracks can be generally distinguished from [[feral cat|feral]] or house cat tracks by their larger size: about {{cvt|2|sqin|cm2|round=5|order=flip}} versus {{cvt|1+1/2|sqin|cm2|round=5|order=flip}}.<ref>{{cite book |last=Brown |first=T. |author-link=Tom Brown (naturalist) |title=Tom Brown's Field Guide to Nature Observation and Tracking |year=1986 |publisher=Berkley Trade |isbn= 978-0-425-09966-7}}</ref>