‘Chunky’ bobcat is spotted on camera in California forest. ‘That is a fluffy cat!’

https://www.thenewstribune.com ^ | FEBRUARY 15, 2023 4:24 PM | HELENA WEGNER

[Red Badger]

A photo of a “chunky” bobcat in Northern California had people on social media wondering if the animal was just well fed or pregnant. Photographer Randy Robbins captured the cat on camera at 11:15 a.m. on Feb. 8 in Lassen County. “This is a fairly rare daytime shot,” Robbins told McClatchy News over Facebook Messenger. He usually tries to get shots of animals at night. In the photo, the bobcat is seen staring down the camera as Robbins pulls into the area in his Jeep, he wrote on Facebook. A deer carcass lays behind it. “Mountain lion kill according to nearby trail camera ... no lion last night, it must have moved on, but this guy is cleaning up,” Robbins said.

The cat, which Robbins estimates at 30 to 35 pounds, darted out of the area when he checked the camera, so he wasn’t able to see it in person. “My assumption is that it was watching me pull up in my Jeep, and made a quick exit when it saw me coming,” Robbins said, based on the timestamp of the photo. When Robbins posted the photo to Facebook, people were quick to guess if the cat was a “chunky fellow” or pregnant.

“That’s a very healthy cat, possibly pregnant momma?” one person wrote. Another person said the cat appeared to be well fed. “Looks like he’s been eating well!” Others thought the cat was “beautiful.” “That is a fluffy cat!” someone else said on Facebook.

But overall, Facebook wildlife groups agreed the bobcat was “not a pregnant female but a hefty male” after looking at images of its rear, Robbins said.

[Charles Martel]

That squirrel looks like something out of a Far Side cartoon. “When dogs dream...”

[Tommy Revolts]

Yes, they just don't play by the rules.

[AlaskaErik]

This is why you’re not supposed to feed the wildlife. But there are always those tree huggers who think they’re helping these wild animals survive.

[Red Badger]

There was a video once on AFV of a squirrel coming out of a trash can at a McDonald’s with French fries in both hands and it looked like it weighed 10 pounds at least................

[Red Badger]

Don’t ask to ‘play thru’.......................🤷‍♂️

[Red Badger]

Here in Florida we can’t kill black bears for decades, unless life is endangered.

We are now up to our ears in Black Bears....................

[1Old Pro]

Here in Florida we can’t kill black bears for decades, unless life is endangered. We are now up to our ears in Black Bears...

I hear they are all over CT, a friend snapped a photo of one in their hammock.

[Fresh Wind]

But overall, Facebook wildlife groups agreed the bobcat was “not a pregnant female but a hefty male” after looking at images of its rear, Robbins said.

These days, that's a meaningless standard. You have to ask the cat what its pronouns are.

[MayflowerMadam]

Doesn’t look pregnant — chunky all over. Should have a sign, “I’m not fat. I’m fluffy.”

[Red Badger]

Might be a Trans-cat.........................

[Red Badger]

That would make a nice Tee shirt....................

[MayflowerMadam]

“That would make a nice Tee shirt”

It was — about 30 years ago I guess.

[Tommy Revolts]

Right, lol.

[vivenne]

Haha! Actually, it looks like CGI cat.

[Tommy Revolts]

Birdie.

[Red Badger]

Looks like an EAGLE!..................

[null and void]

*sigh* sorry to hear that.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Either some ole lady is feeding it or its discovered a feral cat feeding center. 😁

[Pajamajan]

Big-Kitteh-BUMP

[Keyhopper]

I’ve never seen a fat skeleton before