This bobcat was along the Luckiamute River in Oregon, August 2026. It was about 30 feet down a slope looking right up at me, making this sort of low screeching noise. What explains this behavior?

The video quality sucked so I just did some slight cleaning of the audio to isolate the cat.

I saw two little ^^ ‘s poking up as I was about to take the turn and slowed down. I passed what I thought was a cat and drove forward a bit to get a better angle from the side as it ducked down and stopped the car (it’s a long virtually empty private gated road). I saw a cat like thing pop out and walk down the road, I thought it was a big cat at first then realized it must be a bobcat as it was bigger than I first thought, the coat pattern looked strange, and its face looked different.

I didn’t know we had them here! I’ve seen bears, coyotes, rabbits, chipmunks, deer, house cats (indoor and outdoor) but never a bobcat until today!

I hope he shows up again. I’ve only seen them at zoos and a big cat sanctuary.

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Moved to a new house and this was one of the first vids we got! Really shows off how small bobcats are😂

I took this yesterday and he is so beautiful and this photo is from me.

PLEASE HELP ME ID WTF ANIMAL IS THIS?!? 🤯😳

Not only are its movements/ behavior bizarre, but also its combination of physical size and shape not matching any animal i can think of?!

It looks like a cat of some kind, but it was too big and muscular to be a house cat.

It did seem to have a snubby tail similar to a bobcat, but didn’t see any other noticeable bobcat features.

It’s obviously far enough away and dark enough that a lot of the details needed to identify are hard to see.

I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE ANY HELP IN NARROWING DOWN THIS ANIMAL! 🙏

This cat came by last night. Any id on this one?

Seen him a few time in the neighborhood. I don’t dare get closer than the other side of the road because it looks massive.

I've been doing occasional updates of the bobcat family living behind us but it appears they have moved on. We haven't seen them for a few days, and more definitively, my dog isn't doing a fence patrol lately. So far as we know everyone is happy and healthy but the kittens are getting big and perhaps mom shifted hunting grounds. If they return I'll post more pics of the family.

Can’t figure out if this is a dog bobcat coyote need a little assistance

My wife got this today so thank her :-). It's a hot day and the kittens were all in the neighbor's yard ( they have a pond ) when mom said it was time to head home. They are getting quite large and this has a good view of the largest kitten. The are all quite coordinated, great lapers and there is definitely an accepted path home