Yosemite nature notes . PIC MATTJONFrom Mammals of Lake Taboe by Robert T. Orr. Courtesy of publisher, Academy of Sciemes. CALIFORNIA MOUNTAIN LION MAMMALS OF YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK 95. From Kodacbrome by AndersonCalifornia wildcat kitten to 3 feet in total length, including thevery short tail which gives rise to an-other name, bobcat. In summer, thegeneral color is tannish brown, but inwinter it is much more grayish. They can easily climb trees, but rockysituations seem to be preferred for , wildcats have been seen in theopen meadows of Yosemite Valley hunt- a fifu^oit

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Yosemite nature notes . PIC MATTJONFrom Mammals of Lake Taboe by Robert T. Orr. Courtesy of publisher, Academy of Sciemes. CALIFORNIA MOUNTAIN LION MAMMALS OF YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK 95. From Kodacbrome by AndersonCalifornia wildcat kitten to 3 feet in total length, including thevery short tail which gives rise to an-other name, bobcat. In summer, thegeneral color is tannish brown, but inwinter it is much more grayish. They can easily climb trees, but rockysituations seem to be preferred for , wildcats have been seen in theopen meadows of Yosemite Valley hunt- a fifu^oit aflT ?-^ jU * ^ m v*-7 -TV \ c^ ^HBB^s^T^ ^fl From Kodacbrome b\ AndersonCalifornia wildcat ing rodents. They often hunt in the day-time, relatively unafraid of man. The chief food seems to be medium-sized to small mammals and birds, butthey also have been known to attackdeer, especially when the snow is at least one occasion, a deer put toflight an attacking wildcat in YosemiteValley. Fawns are taken very readily,when found.

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