Watch This Bobcat Fall 40+ Feet From a Tree and Act Like Nothing Happened

An absolutely jaw-dropping video was captured and posted to Tik Tok that is leaving animal lovers in awe! It all starts with a squirrel running around. Did you know the Eastern gray squirrel can run up to 20 miles per hour? These little critters are speedy and have to be to get away from predators. 

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Speaking of, this is where the video takes a turn. As one of these squirrels runs up a tree, a hungry bobcat can be spotted running after it. Now, bobcats can run up to 30 miles an hour and have an incredible ability to climb trees. 

As the squirrel makes an attempt to get away, it runs down a thin branch and leaps 40 feet to the ground. Thankfully, the squirrel lands effortlessly and darts out of the area. What’s shocking is that the bobcat follows suit. 

Without thinking, the big cat puts all of its weight on the same thin branch and leaps down the massive drop to the ground. With a little bounce as it lands, the feline continues to run after the squirrel. 

When hunting their prey, bobcats can quickly navigate difficult terrain and scale tall trees due to their exceptional climbing skills. Bobcats are solitary hunters who silently leap on their prey and devour it in one bite. These big cats have been observed doing leaps of up to ten feet.

Bobcat Hunting Facts

Male adults normally range in size from 32 to 37 inches and weigh 18 to 35 pounds. The average adult female weighs 15 to 30 pounds and is 28 to 32 inches long. Both hardwood and mixed hardwood-softwood forests are home to bobcats. 

They favor low, brushy areas with marshes and fields interspersed with lots of trees, and rocky forests, as well as low, wooded areas with fields, dirt roads, and farming. Bobcats are most prone to kill sick, wounded, young, or extremely old deer. 

These animals love dining on squirrels, rabbits, foxes, and even birds. They are elusive, lonely, and infrequently seen. They prefer to hunt and move through dense cover, using their great eyesight and hearing to find prey. 

Bobcats are meticulous hunters, so they spend a lot of time sitting or crouching, keeping an eye out, and listening. After locating its prey, a bobcat will stalk the area and ambush its prey. Bobcats may bury or store their victims with grass, twigs, snow, and even animal hair. 

They will return to a carcass until the majority of it has been eaten. It is known that several feline species store their kills for later consumption.

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