A bobcat mama and I have an understanding for about 8 years now.
She brings her kittens to the barn.
I leave them alone.
The kittens follow me around and watch while I work in the barn.
They grow up and leave but periodically visit as adults, from a distance.
Not remotely domesticated but plenty friendly.
I supply water and shelter. No food.
When I was a little kid, my dad took me to see his friend’s pet bobcat.
Hillbilly childhoods are different.
That wasn’t the most unusual pet I ever got to meet.
(and he wondered “where I got it from”)
EllieMay