Amazing Encounter with Baby Bobcats and Mother Bobcat 08-14-18
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WOW, another great wildlife encounter on our very remote Southern Illinois farm (we are farther south than parts of Kentucky). This time it was a family of Bobcats and I got and up close and personal view of two of the kittens. They were out in the middle of our gravel road/pad right next to our Pole barn when I pulled up in my truck. I thought it was very unusual that they were out in the open without the mother nearby. The ran up to me several times. I heard what I believe was the mother in the weeds making a deep groaning sound. This could have been a warning sound or a distress sound if she was somehow injured. Watch as this awesome and a little tense encounter unfolds as I finally get a look at an adult Bobcat, although I can't say for sure if it was the mother or the Male. Please share this video if you've enjoyed it to help get our channel out there. Like and subscribe to follow all of our country living adventures as well as all of our land management and habitat improvement projects, tractor and excavator projects, food plots, watering holes, duck ponds and much more. Thank you! Kapper Outdoors, living the dream, One acre at a time.
When I was driving up my driveway I saw two kitten bobcat faces snuggled together, staring at me from a tree. They were gorgeous. Moments like this make life worth living.
Yes these are truly amazing encounters with very secretive wildlife! Glad for you, cheers! This was amazing, glad to have seen it.
Where was this if you dont mind me asking.
I'm a truck driver in SC and I actually spotted one around Aiken, Greenwood area! First time I've ever seen one here in the south and I've lived here 30years.
Grew up in Tucson, so know about big cats.
Yeah! Nice restraint from the temptation! I believe that's true.
I've witnessed it with regular cats shunning other ones
Awesome encounter! The babies were just beautiful! Love those big cats!
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@@billiecrisp3001 ?
@@jaseas8887 sorry, I had my notifications turned off last year and missed your question. I'd rather not give out my location , but it was in a semi rural area outside of the main city, so it was definitely a treat to see. I also saw a grown bobcat chase a housecat (I guess they'll eat domestic cats like mountain lions do). The kitty was smart ...she intentionally ran right past me so the bobcat would be deterred. It worked, as the bob instantly veered away and the cat lived another day to tell the tail😄. I heard that a neighbor from a different area saw two grown mountain lions duking it out on her front lawn! Another person I talked to was living in a yurt in a wilderness area with her cat. When she went outside do do her "business" (the lady, not the cat), a mountain lion came right up to her yurt and snatched her cat in it's mouth while the lady had her pants wrapped around her ankles (I guess you could say she ..or rather her cat... "litter-ally" got caught with her pants down, lol...ok enough with the jokes😊). The lady jumped up and beat the lion with a stick or kicked it or something, and the giant putty dropped her kitty from it's mouth and ran away. The cat survived, but had a couple broken ribs😳. I'm glad you got to see a bobcat, and other big cats. Cats are amazing.
Never in a thousand years would I have thought they'd run up to you like that.
Mike, me either !!
Incredible, not many folks see Bobcats. They live right under our noses all the time but are so elusive. I'm impressed by your kind heart and concern for these beautiful animals.
Thank you, it was an amazing encounter! Feel free to share it we appreciate that, and so do the bob kittens!
The mom and babies are adorable and she seemed okay with you around because her behavior was cautious but not defensive. Thank god they found a person like you that wouldn't hurt them.
Why would anyone want to hurt them!!!!??????
@@andrewjackson2011 You haven't been on this planet very long, have you?
I knew the gals were gonna fall for these little ones.....GIRLS BEING GIRLS!!!
@@andrewjackson2011 Because there are idiots among us. She's a gem.
@Mike Forti babies are usually very well hidden, mom rarely leaves them in the open. Only when hunting are they left alone. Babies will curiously approach humans in the wild as they are curious little hungry critters!
It like they are asking ' can we eat this one mamma?' , males never stick around after mating, but a young mother may return to her mothers area to have that extra protection at birthing time.
As a former hatchery employee I have seen many cougar, bobcat/ lynx in my stay 56 km off road and 120 km up river into no mans land...the moms rarely attack, especially if you are not known as a threat to them. Hiding them close to your house while she was hunting may keep them out of harms way...if that was a male he may have been trying to eat hem and cause the mother to go back into heat so he can mate.
The self restraint shown not to cuddle one of those little guys was incredible lol cool video 👍
Thank you, yes I had to actually stop myself as I started to reach down!!! Momma might have attacked if I did that!
@@kapperoutdoors great video. Have you seen them since.
@@humanbeing8819 I believe I had one on trail cam a few months after this, but since then haven't seen them. Although they are incredibly sneaky and shy when it comes to humans. Thanks.
@@kapperoutdoors thx for the reply.👍
I'm not sure if I'd have had the same restraint, the way they came straight up. I'd have went straight into kitten play mode.
When a cat blinks at you like the kits were, you should blink back same speed as they did. Trust me they will be assured you are not a threat. They were blinking at you waiting for your response.
Bob Loblaw
Try it on your house cats , it works.
Thats why I mentioned it. 13 yrs ago I started noticing and thinking. I wish I knew sooner. My relationship with cats sense have been unbelievable. My dad says he never met or new cats could be so attentive and communicative. My three are of coarse "the best" Fred , Sam and Ella.
it's true... close and open your lids slowly ...body language people
I seriously doubt those kits had good enough eyesight to know what was going on. They just probably heard Bobs wife yell his name out a few times when supper was ready and thought oh well we must be related just wanted to meet their cuz. Right Bob?😈
Yep, I used to do that with one of our cats. I had no idea what was happening at the time, but it seemed to make him happy. He would continue to respond repeatedly in the same way, for as long as I would keep it up. It was very cute. I learned later that it is their way of acknowledging another cat and signalling that they aren't a threat.
Amazing! Great video👍🏼
My cousin rescued a baby kitten last March. My sister nursed him by bottle for his first 7 days. He was the runt, and scrawny, barely hanging on to Life. By the third day we realized he was a baby Bobcat; but only half - his mom is a domestic and dad is full Bobcat. We found the mom, kittens, and dad, along with two more female domestic with kittens also, in an abandoned house.
All were rescued by a private veterinarian.
After a week he was at strength to walk and hop around. His back legs are 3x’s longer than a regular house cat. Like jack rabbit-Kangaroo legs🤣
He was at full strength in 10 days and eating foods. He’s on a special diet being that he’s got Bobcat in his blood, and I’m not taking chances of his digestion failing or bad bowels.
He’s an indoor pet, leash trained in 2 days. I live in a private subdivision and there are many other pets, and a pet black cat that runs loose, as well as squirrels everywhere like a plague🤣
He will be only a year March 28th. And will be mature at 2 years. I take him for bi-weekly check ups, and my eldest daughter is a specialist veterinarian for exotic animals, and wild Life. So he’s surrounded by health and Love.
He’s a people person, and Loves kids. Never bites or hisses except at squirrels and a black cat LMAO
Although he does bite me and scratch me when we play. But that’s expected. He’s very loving, because he’s loved. I don’t get rough with him, and he’s only seeming to be rough, but claws and teeth are naturally razor sharp for protection and defense. I’ll have more blood loss in his lifetime than all my life🤣 I would not trade him to be any other way.
wow that is pretty cool man for sure! I'd love to see him up close and personal! Must be awesome. thanks.
Kapper Outdoors I have a few videos and tons of pix on facebook. I’m easy to find👍🏼 Joe White (Joseph L. White) in fb search; Denham Springs, La. You’re welcome.
He's either full bobcat or fully felis catus. If he looks like he's half bobcat, you might have a Maine Coon. Bobcats and Lynx are not genetically compatible with housecats, so they can't interbreed. They can interbreed with Servals, Caracals, and some other small species of old world cats though, because they too originated in Africa. Felis catus is a domesticated African Wild Cat.
@@JoeWhite3572 Still BS. No proven crossbreeds. It's all anecdotal. Any vet who put this on paper doesn't know what he's talking about.
@@JoeWhite3572 You're the one who made the claim. You can't prove it. No hybrid has ever been proven to exist, either. And I'm not wrong about any of this. Put up or shut up.
Mom and dad mate, that's about it. That was the mother, out hunting for food, coming back to her babies. She left them in the bush, they weren;t supposed to come out and be curious. They are hungry for momma's milk.
Yep, and never seen a human before. Only thing the kittens know is momma and food!
"Now what did I tell you about talking to strange men?!"
Mom to kittens: what have i told you anout stranger danger!!!
Spot on, Randy. I was thinking the same thing.
The kittens are being very, very naughty, and disobeying their momma......gee, that sounds just like what my kids would do! Poor momma bobcat!!
Amazing! Those curious little babies were up to no good while momma was off hunting. Thanks for sharing !
They are so cute every instinct is to scoop them up and cuddle them.....Truly torturous
yeah it sure was tempting!!!! lol
You did the right thing, The cats may/will help you with snake and rodent control, The woods would be awful lonely without critters.
You are absolutely correct.....Had a family on the ranch when growing up.
Took a chicken now and then when times were tough and the snow was waste
deep,,,didn´t care - no rats, no snakes and no raccoons...small price to pay.
We have a few these guys and a puma on our 180 acre farm. We leave out raw chicken for them once we see them or see evidence of them being around. As long as we feed them in same spot each time they have actually learned to not take our live stock!! Amazing animals.
@@Freebird_67 That is so cool. How often do you leave food out for them?
Don't know that I could have resisted the temptation to pet the kittens or even take one home .
@@jeromebreeding3302 ,most definitely 😆
They are beautiful little creatures! Tough to resist touching those kittens.
My comment is extremely late to the party, but in short, no: if you touch a baby bobcat and get your scent on it, the mother will NOT abandon it. This myth originates from the fact that this remains true for most species of birds. However, for most MAMMALS including (but not limited to), bobcats, lynx, rabbits, deer, squirrels, cats, dogs, cows, sheep, wolves, coyotes, and hamsters; if you touch their babies and get your scent all over them; the mother won't really care. And she certainly will NOT abandon them simply because they have human scent on them. That kind of behavior is almost never observed amoungst mammals.
@@SergeantExtreme so it is true with birds???? I thought I heard that was debunked as well
@@bilbobaggins4710 it's not true for birds either. Many don't have a strong sense of smell. Overhandling some wildlife can cause stress and even death though
@@xerces27 yep... domesticated animals as well...stress is bad
@@SergeantExtreme No, it is not true for bird species. Birds have a very poor sense of smell. That is why, for instance, the RSPB (and perhaps also equivalent animal resuces/charities/organisations from whichever nation) recommend the best course of action if you stumble across a birds nest that has fallen from a bush or tree is to pick it up and, if possible, place it back in the bush or tree. The parents will not be able to scent potentially dangerous intruders, thus will not reject the young and this ensures the eggs/chicks are out of potential danger from predators on the ground, including domestic cats and dogs, or being incidentally crushed.
A VERY EXCEPTIONAL and RARE VIDEO of these MAGNIFICENT CREATURES
like this Family of Bobcats. Thanks for sharing it
Thank you, much appreciated!
@Music Miner lol ✌️
@@kapperoutdoors 💯👍
I admire your resolve not to have scooped them up for a “rescue” and just told everyone the mother was hurt/gone so you could have them. In your position, I’d be 4 months in to hosting a YT channel about raising bobcat kittens 🙀
Lmfao. 😂 Sameeee!
🤣🤣
Haha same!
Me too ! I rescue cats and kittens as it is. Im a foster fail. 🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱😜
I kept thinking how can he NOT pick up the baby and love it ? I couldn't have resisted ! bad on me !
You handled that whole deal brilliantly and got some great footage. Thanks for thinking to record it and thanks for sharing it with us. Beautiful little creatures with blue eyes. This video just makes me feel good.
"How cool was that?" It was the coolest thing ever, and you handled it like a professional and humanitarian. You got some great footage too. Those kittens seemed to really want to get to know you, it must have been hard not reaching out to pet them. Thanks for sharing.
thank you, and yes, it was hard not to just pick them up!!! Little stinkers came right up to me as if they knew me!
@@kapperoutdoors They sure seemed friendly... friendlier than lots of feral domestics. I wonder if they were just hungry and the mom was dying in there. The dad couldn't help because of course he couldn't nurse them. Any update on how they made out? Hope they are all right.
@Crusader1815 Years ago I seen a feral kitten, and it didn't want anything to do with me. Another time when I was washing my truck I heard a little kitten in some brush. I got my wife to walk out there with me, and found her. We still have her after 12 years. We named her Pepper. Our big male cat Bandit died last night, so today I have to make a wooden box to bury him in! Very sad!
@@Crusader1815 Ditto......what he/she said.
@@kapperoutdoors Man that was some serious self restraint. Them little things were soooooo cute. Did you every find out if the mama had died? Clearly the one that came up had no nursing equipment on it. Sure didn't seem like it anyway. Would be a shame for them to die. Bobcats are cool around the farm. Cougars are a real threat but not bobcats, unless you have livestock
Absolutely beautiful, thank you for filming them and taking the time to make sure they were ok .
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Outstanding footage , can't believe anyone could give it the thumbs down
Idiots with nothing to do will just troll.
These kittens are not afraid which is surprising. Careful of momma cats
I'm glad the little bob cat family was reunited! 💕
Thank goodness! I'm watching the video now and Mama just came out of the woods. I love bobcats! They are so pretty!
Awesome video. I had a similar experience with a young fox. I am a Photographer and I was taking pictures of Swans on a lake when I felt something touching my right leg. I looked down and there it was sitting my leg. I got the coolest photos and got to spend about 10 minutes with the fox. It was truly a magical moment and I will never forget it. Thank you for sharing this amazing footage. ❤️ 🙏
Wow, that sounds like one of those once in a lifetime wildlife moments that will likely never happen again! Cool stuff, it is amazing that very rarely, but it does happen, that wildlife can mingle with us in an amazing and beautiful way that we can get a small glimpse into their world like this. It is very powerful and if only more people could see and experience it! Thanks
I had a half domestic half bobcat for several years. it was hiding in a wood pile as a kitten. That was the toughest cat in the whole development and I had the scratches on both arms teaching it how to kill as a young cat. The darn cat would kill large rats and leave them on my porch as rent for giving it a good home.
joe cucch I have a Bobcat (Mom domestic, Dad Bobcat) 1 yr in March. He’s killed about 7 large farm rats and brought them to me like I was supposed to eat it with him LMAO I carried him away with his kill and let him have at it. He played, got bored, walked off. Smh
Yeah I think the killing part is what they are into, That and good ole canned cat food Ha hahahaha !!!
As a kid my grandma had a litter she adopted of bobcat mix kittens. Wildman would bring her snakes rats and squirrels as you said "for rent". The problem was he wouldn't always kill them first. Then he would lay them at her feet in the kitchen. Have you ever tried to get an injured squirrel out from behind a stove?? Lol
joe cucch True. I get canned chicken and tuna cat food. He eats it like he’s starving LOL He loves it better than his natural foods.
Yeah that could be problematic LOL !!!
You're a very fortunate man. To see such beautiful and rare animals close up is a true blessing! Having them living so close to you is amazing. Hope you were able to see them grow and "visit" you once in a while.
We have had quite a few bobcat sighting. I believe we may have seen one or two of these, but hard to tell. Yes we are truly blessed with amazing wildlife here! Thank you
How to get killed by cuteness 101
I think the mother was scared but recognized your scent. She knew there was no immediate danger to her kits.
If they are living in your yard, and with how good their sense of smell is, she knows your scent already.
Amazing video!
Thanks I appreciate it. Please share it if you don't mind, the kits appreciate it! :)
when she was standing watching you with her mouth open she was Flehmen ,a way of cats to taste the air ,she knew his smell and knew there was no danger . An amazing lovely video and such a beaytifull way to live among nature . Must say i would have had to tie myself not to touch the kitties lol .
Thanks for that video. from what I've read that your scent wont do any damage but as soon as you see signs of a mother to leave because they can be frightened off for good. This mother had definetly seen you before. what a gift to see babies.
Yeah I've heard that from comments on this video, and I was sooo close to scooping one up! It was a very rare treat for sure! Please share it if you liked it we appreciate that! Take care
I found a baby bobcat on my property almost frozen to death. Had to take it in the house, no choice. Put in an electric blanket took two days before it started moving. Ended up taking it to a zoo.
Couldn't you have fed it and kept and let loose layer? What about a rescue? They put it back in wild?
@@carolv8450 lol no, it was almost dead. After touching it and getting human scent on it , other bobcats would have killed it. I've seen it in the zoo fully grown. Looks fat and happy , with other bobcats.
Robert b heck ya you did the right thing, you obviously don’t need my re assurance good job nice fat cat
i see what you were trying to do, but it would have been better to bring him to a rehabilitation center rather than a zoo. he may have gotten too used to humans now, and maybe it would be better if he was released again
@@mountainman.4478 The human scent thing is a myth.
Mamma Bobcat to kittens, "now you stay right here with the dying bunny, and play - I'll be right back. Do NOT go out in the open!!"
"I told you time and time again, don't play in the road !"
Which they completely ignored momma's instruction just like any other 5 year old.
I love seeing bobcats while deer hunting. They are very elusive and I’ve never seen adult bobcats that weren’t running full speed away from me.
I suspect that if they were living on your property in that pipe they were already used to your presence and scent. Which is why it came so close to you while having it’s babies so close and it in no way showed any aggressive or fearful reactions or postures. You did all the right things and got some great footage. Wildlife is just so amazing. Thanks for sharing
Awesome footage! We have loads of bobcats living amongst us here in southwestern FL. They make some of the freakiest noises so it was probably nothing to worry about. Kind of you though... ❤
I'd guess that the mother was away hunting and her curious kittens got a little too curious.
Acting just like human kids when they get mobile when mom is out of sight.
Yup!
I just stumbled across this. I'm only like an hour away from Vienna. I don't live in the countryside, but still hello to a fellow Southern Illinoisan!
Edit: What a crazy experience.
Awesome, thank you! Glad to meet! Beautiful area down here. Take care
Thank you for not harming them.
What a gift to have recieved a visit from those super cute lil frics
lol it sure was! They were awesome.
Thank you for showing the bobcats. All kittens/kits are cute and curious. Years ago my cat was “courted by a bobcat. He was singing tiny cat on the porch
Thank you, it was pretty special to see them so close..
What an honor to b a part of.. they were showing respect to ur home quarters.. neat deal
Thanks man I appreciate it. I believe that certain animals just somehow know when grounds are protected somewhat and taken care of.
Maybe they see him as part of the life in their range. You leave them alone they will leave you alone.
I've been in the woods a lot and I've never seen baby bobcats come out like that. I had a baby squirrel once that had gotten out of the tree and ran toward me and actually started climbing my leg. I shook it off so I wouldn't touch it and I saw the mom coming down the tree to get the baby so I backed off to give her space. She got ahold of the baby and took it back up into the tree.
I ran into baby mountain lions once and made a quick retreat before mom showed up
When I was a kid we visited some relatives who had nursed a squirrel back to health that was hit by a car. It had become a pet, very friendly and loved attention. On the last day of our stay they released it as we watched. It hesitated, looked back at us, and scampered away across the gravel road... just as a neighbors truck came by and ran it over dead. I remember crying and my dad was roaring with laughter.
oh heck yeah, get out of there!
wow that is sad!!!!
I've had baby possums and squirrels walk right up to me before.always after a hurricane
He snuck up on you his practising his sneaky skills such cool eyes
They are such beautiful animals. Thanks for recording and showing.
The bobcats were beautiful. Thank you for respecting wildlife.
Thank you I appreciate that. Please share it if you deem it worthy. I saw you caught another bobcat vid, we have a lot where we live. Take care
Amazing encounter! I agree that you dealt with the situation with appropriate concern and caution. I would've been sooo tempted to handle the kits too, if they had approached me like that! I'm stunned that they showed so much curiosity and so little fear; special as that was, I hope they learn to be more prudent. Thanks for posting this!
Awesome capture on film...not every day one gets that opportunity
That was a once in a lifetime experience. Really lucky you had your camera with you and caught it on tape. I still say things are getting better on Kapper Ranch and your doing things right for the wild life. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Thanks but I appreciate it and I appreciate you tagging along.
Thanks for sharing the local wildlife and appreciating their presence.
man you are so lucky and blessed to be able to experience such a wonderful sight of 2 precious baby bobcat I would live to hold them and give them a hug but like you said its not cool to have the scent of a human on wildlife cause the mom may reject them what I wouldn't give to be there with you a memory that will last forever thank you for your concern and kindness toward the bobcat family god bless all of you especially the little ones lived your video thanks
Big props to you four leaving them be.
Yes, please leave wild ones alone to be wild.
Beautiful animals. I see them all the time on Fort Carson Colorado
Very amazing! (The cubs so cute, too!)
Bobcats live near the facility where I work, and I have seen adults several times, and kittens twice, from as close as fifteen feet away. Gorgeous animals.
Yes they sure are beautiful and amazing creatures! Thanks, take care
Fascinating and cute video of the kittens. Those bobcat kitten eyes are so mesmerizing. Thank you for sharing and showcasing the country lifestyle highlights.
Thank you glad you liked it. Hope you stick around for the journey!
The male will kill the kits and even eat them sometimes. It doesn’t matter if their his or not. Male and females only are together to mate. The male doesn’t help raise the kits. The female may have been growling at the male to protect her kits.
Same as humans
he is correct. most likely why she was growing at the male
@@antoniusmilesdale6120 ok I just laughed pretty good on that one I ain't gonna lie.
I watched a documentary recently on cougars aka mounts lions. And they caught footage of the dad with the whole family of mom and babies.
What a cool video. Thanks for sharing this with us. You seem like a good guy that respects life.. We need so much more of this in life.
Enjoy what you experienced but let nature take its course. It was amazing.
no we have the responsibility to care and look after animals that need our help. we have destroyed there habitats hunted some species to extinction and for what a trophy or a fur coat.we as a species should be ashamed of our chaotic and destructive nature. so that's why I say help the ones who need it.
@@-.-8932 AND LEAVE THE OTHERS ALONE..
So if I see you starving on the street corner getting beat by thugs I’ll take your advice homie.
Awesome video! When I was about 8 yrs old I was out in the desert with Mom & Dad.(I live in Arizona) I was up on a hill and my parents were down below me. I had a bb gun. A bobcat walked right up on me from behind and needless to say, I WAS TERRIFIED!!! I swear my knees were knocking!! It looked right at me and looked back down again and just kept walking like I wasn't even there! Bobcats are cool in my book!!!
That's so cool and very fortunate to have them . I've had encounters with Bobcats but never had a camera with me at the moment . They're very curious and in all my encounters I've never had a bad experience with them . It's pretty obvious to me that they really want to know you better and share the land with you . You handled the situation perfectly and with caution which I totally respect . I could definitely see the temptation to want to touch one of the kittens especially since they approached you and not the opposite . Anyway super cool and thanks for sharing this with everyone .😸👍
I came across a full grown bobcat 10000 yards away from my apartment right here in Fort Collins, beautiful creature he stared at me and my dog and we stared back and then we both went our separate ways
Nice. beautiful creatures for sure!
How did you spot a cat sized animal 10000 yards away? Are you a falcon?
Cool stuff Kapper! I've heard the same thing about touching deer but I once came across a fawn that had been lightly hit by a car but couldn't get up on slick pavement, so we picked it up to take it off the busy road and the mom and fawn ran away together, so take that for what it was. Still, those are wild animals and as cool as it might have been for you to pick up one of the kits, it's probably better that you didn't. Thanks for sharing, though!
Thanks man, yeah I figured it was an old wives tale but didn't want to chance it. What are really would have been cool :-)
That was the mother. The male doesn’t help raise the kittens and in fact will sometimes kill the kittens (even if they are his). Only a mother protecting her kittens will confront a human the way this bobcat did, most wild and non-suburbanized bobcats will run at the first sight of a human
Yeah, I think I know what happened... I bet she snuck by me with a kit or two and moved it and I caught her coming back for the others, good call. But hey, it's always a learning curve, thanks.
Kapper Outdoors
Yea they can make some un-cat like noises.
Males are all alike, both two and four legged.
You are so sweet non confrontational. Thank you for being so zen with the Bob cats. Love you for that.
Thank you I really try!! This was such an incredible encounter!! Take care!
Didn't know bobcats lived as far north as Illinois. They were so precious I wouldn't have been able to resist grabbing them and making them pets. Good for you for being a great guy and leaving them alone. You have such a nice place! It must be wonderful to live there.
Well they live way north of here, all the way up to Canada. But yeah, it was tough not grabbing one of the fuzz balls for sure!!!! lol Thanks.
THEY ARE ADORABLE
The babies was just trying to figure out which part of you would taste the best...lol
LOL, yeah did you see the one licking his chops :-)
That is all cats...and I'm including the fluffy long haired house cats. As far I'm concerned all cats are trying to figure out how to kill all the humans.
😂😂
Probably not, since there have been zero cases of a bobcat killing a human.
They were sizing you up for later on. Lol. Wonder how old they were...
Knowing me I would have picked them up. LOL.. But you did the right thing. Smart man.
Thank you for being so careful of the kittens and their mom. You are so lucky to have been able to watch them.
Thank you. Yes, this was an amazing blessing to see them up so close! Take care
Adorable little critters. Nice and bouncy. Too cute. I'm a little surprised they let you get so close to them. That pipe is a good home for momcat and her kittens.
Wonderful experience, thanks for sharing.
I raised a abandoned cub (Bobcat) and you are right to assume the mom would have nothing to do with them if you had touched them, then you have a constantly hungry bobby on your hands, I had to say goodby when the cat split for a couple days and came home with a kill around his mouth and the yappy little neighbor dog disappeared around the same time...yea that!
lol, well I guess that's nature!
yikes !!
Best anti vermin freind to have your Bob Cat
Well, he repaid your kindness.
If a Cub was abandoned , mom did it for a reason.
If you touched one of her healthy ones , all that would happen is you’d have no face, she wouldn’t reject them.
Old wife’s tale, like the engine needing exhaust back pressure myth.
Well Done!!
I was waiting for the 'raptor trap moment..cute kittens snaring you in for dinner...
Maybe next time.
You must have been very relieved when mom appeared. I appreciate your restraint in not touching the kittens. I thought that one was going to try to climb up your leg! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, and yes, I sure did not want to try to deal with orphaned wild kits! But yeah, it was almost like they were just calling out 'pick me up!' Pick me up!! lol. It was a great experience though!
I was in suspense throughout until I saw the mother and then knew the kits would be alright. I was so concerned that the mother was ill or dying and the kits were on their own. Great video. Thank you.
Thank you, I learned much in hindsight after this video. That was just mom in the weeds growling for me to stay away! Glad I did :) thanks
Thanks man, that was great. they are beautiful.
We see bobcats here in CT from time to time but nothing like this!!!👍♥️
Great Interaction. Thanks for sharing.
Mom and Pop bobcat have been watching you for a long time, and came to the conclusion you are safe and no threat. They were watching you long before you became aware they were there. When the kittens came along, and the kittens saw that Mom and Pop were not afraid of you, they concluded they shouldn't be afraid of you either. Congratulations, you have a bobcat family as friends now.
well you could be right! We have seen many bobcats around here! May have even seen one of these kittens this time!: ua-cam.com/video/T8MI7QdB_io/v-deo.html
Beautiful video of the baby bob cats. It was cute the baby bob cats coming to see you. But your right better not to touch. Glad the mama is ok. Hearing the babys cry out so cute. 🐅🐅🐅🐅❤❤
The little one was like “Adopt me!”
Very cool... Quite the animal sanctuary...
@Kapper Outdoors, great capture of those bobcats, but please take the music out, it spoils it.
I have seen a lot of Bobcats around my Property. Little Kittens two. They are so adorable but you have to remember that they are wild. These little Kittens where so cute and really bold to get that close to him. Right at his feet. So cool 😎 lol. Wow.
Certainly will share away, everyone can enjoy the incredible beauty of the critters. Thanks for sharing.
You bet. This was an amazing thing to see so... 'up close!!!' Beautiful little ones! Thank you have a good one!
They're there on purpose. For several reasons/ they know this man will not harm them. -- Wild critters play games too : )
You are so blessed my friend!!!! As for not touching a wild baby animal, it's a good rule to live by. I'm sure that story about getting the human scent on them that the mother would no longer have anything to do with the baby is an old wives tail that parents told their kids so the kids wouldn't be bring wild baby animals home... The only time we messed with wild babies was if the mother was dead. Then we would bottle feed them until they were about 8 weeks old. Then we take them out where we know they'd be safe and turn them loose. The rule was NEVER try to make a pet out of a wild animal...
But you were blessed to see them babies. Not many people get that chance. It's not common for Bobcats to be out much in the day time.... BBE..
I always heard same with birds too, but I've held a few babies that have fallen from storms and the parents still fed them and they got big enough to fly into the trees. I think maternal instinct will take over as long as there isn't lingering threat
Wow thanks for sharing that. So neat
Thank you ever so much for sharing the wonderful life you and your family are blessed to live. Big city born & raised, I did have the opportunity to live in Alaska for 2yrs and I sincerely miss living out in the wild now. Your films mean so much to me and to others never blessed to enjoy living in our natural world, thank you❤
Thank you and that is one of the reasons we share everything! So many cannot do this themselves so we love the company for the ride on this amazing journey! Take care
Their eyes are just, wow, so beautiful
Great footage, Kap. Thumbs up.
I Love Bobcats!
I read Bobcats do not stay together after the mate. Really interesting what was going on there. Sure seems like they wanted something and they were persistent.
Some stay with their mate but most don't.
Wanted to see, smell, and play.
Those blue eyes! WOW! They are just so beautiful
What you did for the guy that trespassed on your property earned some mad respect from me and many many others that watched also you were nice to a man that probably no one else had been nice to in a long while. I don't think no one could have handled that any better. Thanks and keep these great videos coming buddy.
Thank you I appreciate the nice feedback!
True story. I was like 10, and my mom took me to McDonald's lol. I heard these funny squeaks, and some guy looking into the back of a van with some lady(her van) and he jumped when he looked inside.
It was clear people were walking iver, and when I heard the guy ask if he could run to the gas station to buy a disposable camera (lawless time, the early 00s) my curiosity got the best of me and I asked my mom if I could check I out.
I walked over and there were tiny, stumbling cubs in the grass right behind the van, and when i peaked inside the van there was a large cat (smaller then lion, bigger then bobcat), in a cage just watching.
What a cool thing to look back on. Sharing the moment with that man, his excitement, the genuine curiosity, it was even a nice day out(ok ok, I think it was at least).
Let that cat out of that cage- go!!
You should get a FLIR camera. They make small ones that attach to cell phones. Then you'd be able to see the heat signature and know where the groans were coming from.
yeah would have been good to have for sure!
@Sound of Jesus Maybe, if the trunk itself got so heated up by the people inside, that it's warmer than the rest of the car. You wouldn't see outlines of people or anything like that.
Heavy foliage will block heat sources
Hahaha....you should work for Homeland Security...
Even the babies are fast!!! They are like Colby Covington "cat like reflexes"
You have no idea how much I appreciate people like yourself. 👍🏽
Thank you! We invest a lot of our time and energy into wildlife conservation! Take care, hope to see you again on some videos!
What an amazing experience! I hope the kits remain safe and never get that close to humans again. They were so adorable!
Yes they were amazing! What a cool thing I got to experience! Glad I could share it! Please share it if you enjoyed it. Here is another bobcat encounter that I also had! Thank you. ua-cam.com/video/T8MI7QdB_io/v-deo.html
3:52 so adorable running away 😍
Kap, very nice video but risky. Evidently you have not read the thrilling adventure book titled "The Bobcats Revenge", written and illustrated by Klawd Balls. lol
Yes I knew there was some risk involved and I accepted that. Seeing how I've stare down the alpha predators in many armed confrontations I figured I would take my risk with the animals :-)
He said Klwad Balls. Sorry the 12 year old just bubbles out of the 58 year old soul.
We have a lot of fox Families in my suburban Maryland community. I enjoy watching them the same way.
Man has encroached so far into their habitat that the fox are getting to act like domesticated dogs. The food is scarce and they know how to ask for it.🦊🦊🦊❤️❤️❤️
Lmao KlaaaaaWAAAAAAHAHAHAHA 💀
Klawed Balls lmao
Those 'little' guys can take down a full grown horse. I'm sure Klawed suffered a lot more damage then to just his balls 😂
Great video, thank you
Super cool! You are so very lucky to have seen these kittens so close up. A once in a lifetime event.
Yes I agree I was really blessed and it was crazy amazing to see them up close thank you
You are so lucky to have such an experience. Thank you so much for sharing.
Yes, it was pretty amazing, thank you