The battle between bobcats and coyotes is also a common topic in the animal circle, and in general, the two are evenly matched and win or lose.
Genus Lynx
Bobcats generally refer to short-tailed cats, also known as short-tailed cats of the genus Lynx, a term commonly used in early nature documentaries. But sometimes bobcats can also refer to Eurasian lynx or to the entire genus of lymes. The Eurasian lynx is also known as the Eurasian Bobcat, the Iberian Lynx is also known as the Iberian Bobcat, the Canadian Lynx is also known as the Canadian Bobcat, and the short-tailed cat is also known as the American Bobcat.
The short-tailed cat that most of the four species of bobcats intersect with coyotes is the short-tailed cat, and the two have a large coexistence area in North America, so I will talk about the battle between the short-tailed cat and the coyote.
The relationship between the short-tailed cat and the coyote is very similar to that of the leopard and the spotted hyena, the mountain lion and the gray wolf, the Eurasian lynx and the gray wolf, and the Asian and African wildcat and the jackal, and none of them has an overwhelming advantage, otherwise they would not have coexisted together for millions of years.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-center-line" > the weight of short-tailed cats and coyotes</h1>
Short-tailed cat is a medium-sized cat, small size, but fierce personality, strong combat effectiveness, although the staple food is rabbits, but in the northeast of the United States, about 72% of short-tailed cats in winter will prey on ungulates, mainly white-tailed deer and black-tailed deer, short-tailed cats can hunt and kill deer that weigh 10 times their own, more than 70 kilograms of deer, the strength should not be underestimated.
According to foreign literature, the average weight of short-tailed cats in all states of the United States is as follows.
Minnesota: Males average 10.1 kg and females average 8.9 kg.
Michigan: Males average 11.8 kg and females average 8.8 kg.
North Carolina: Males average 9.3 kg and females average 6.2 kg.
Kentucky: Males average 8.9 kg and females average 6 kg.
Florida: Males average 9.5 kg and females average 8 kg.
Illinois: Males average 9.7 kg and females average 7.2 kg.
New Mexico: Males average 12.6 kg and females average 9 kg.
Wisconsin: Males average 13.7 kg and females average 9.7 kg.
Taken together, short-tailed cats average 10.7 kg for males and about 8 kg for females. Large individuals of more than 22 kilograms have been found in many parts of the United States, and a 31-kilogram super male, larger than a clouded leopard, has even been found in southeastern Ontario, Canada.
Coyotes are close relatives of gray wolves, look like a combination of wolves and foxes, much smaller than wolves, coyotes because they often appear outside the city to find food, so named coyotes, also known as North American wolves. Coyotes are omnivores that eat not only meat, but also fruit. Coyotes average 14.5 kg for males and 12 kg for females, with a maximum of 30 kg.
In some areas, short-tailed cats are larger than coyotes, but overall the average weight of coyotes is slightly larger than that of short-tailed cats, and this weight advantage is negligible because the hardware of canines is not as good as that of cats.
Weight is a factor that cannot be ignored in the confrontation, and even a decisive factor, leaving aside the weight to talk about confrontation is purely empty talk. And talking about confrontation aside from real events is purely on paper.
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" > an example of a conflict between a short-tailed cat and a coyote</h1>
The distribution area of short-tailed cats and coyotes overlap in a large area, and the number of the two is very large, so there are many conflict events, most of which are coyotes trying to grab the prey of short-tailed cats, there are a large number of real shots, there are many videos on the Internet, and the following is combined with the specific situation to talk about.
1, 1V1, coyotes are larger than short-tailed cats
The short-tailed cat was eating, felt the coyote approaching, and shrugged its back in demonstration, the coyote was very cautious and did not dare to get too close. The short-tailed cat has no intention of backing down, and the probability of the coyotes backing down after a period of stalemate between the two sides is greater.
2, 1V1, the short-tailed cat is larger than the coyote
In this case, the coyotes do not dare to go close, and can only watch from a distance, waiting for the short-tailed cat to eat enough to pick up the debris. If the short-tailed cat doesn't like being disturbed by coyotes, it will get up and drive the coyotes away. Coyotes run faster than short-tailed cats, generally can run away, even if they can't run, at most they are beaten, because short-tailed cats are just to drive away coyotes, no killing heart.
3、2V2
In this case, coyotes have an advantage, because the short-tailed cat is a solitary animal, and the two get together mostly couples or mother/mother/daughter, but the short-tailed cat will not cooperate, the small one will only run away or go up the tree, and the large one will only circle with the coyote. Coyotes are more cooperative, but it is not easy to drive away short-tailed cats.
4. A large individual short-tailed cat vs several small individual coyotes
In this case, the short-tailed cat has no fear even in the face of the herd of coyotes, the coyotes do not dare to go first, and it is not good to be scratched by the claws of the short-tailed cat.
5, a small individual short-tailed cat VS several coyotes
In this case, coyotes have an absolute advantage, if in open areas, the short-tailed cat is likely to be killed, in the jungle area, the short-tailed cat can climb a tree to escape.
In general, single-handed short-tailed cats are not afraid of coyotes when they are of equal weight, and large male short-tailed cats will not lose when facing several coyotes, after all, the attack ability of felines will make canines jealous. But severely inferior female short-tailed cats and kittens are overwhelmed by several coyotes and may even be killed in open spaces. Coyotes, which are overwhelmingly large, also have the ability to kill short-tailed cats alone.
Therefore, the confrontation between short-tailed cats and coyotes cannot be set aside from the comparison of size and number.
Therefore, in summary, the two are evenly matched, there are victories and losses, although there are more conflicts but fewer bloodshed, and the conflicts between the two will not affect their populations. The two sides sometimes even eat together.
There are few life-and-death fights between animals, and short-tailed cats and coyotes have coexisted for millions of years, and these low-intensity conflicts are at best petty episodes.