The bobcat

The next predators of raccoons that eat raccoons that we want to introduce are the bobcat. The bobcat (Lynx rufus), often known as the red lynx, is a North American medium-sized cat. It stretches from southern Canada to Oaxaca in Mexico, traversing the majority of the contiguous United States. Due to its widespread distribution and high population, it has been classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2002. Despite considerable hunting for both sport and fur, numbers have remained steady but dropped in some locations.

It gets its name from the black bars on its forelegs and the black-tipped, stubby (or "bobbed") tail. It can grow to be up to 125 cm long (including the tail) (50 in). It is a versatile predator that can be found in woodland areas, semidesert, urban edges, forest edges, and swampland habitats. It still exists in some of its native territories, although populations are threatened by coyotes and domestic animals. Despite its preference for rabbits and hares, the bobcat also hunts insects, chickens, geese and other birds, small rodents, and deer. Prey selection is influenced by location and habitat, as well as season and abundance. The bobcat, like most cats, is territorial and mostly solitary, with an occasional overlap in home areas. It marks its territory with claw marks and deposits of urine or feces, among other things. The bobcat breeds from winter to spring and has a two-month gestation period.

Because of their small size and lack of an efficient defensive mechanism, raccoons are some of a bobcat's favorite prey. These raccoon predators, like coyotes, move into stealth mode when they spot their prey and then pounce on them. Bobcats can leap 10 feet in one bound, making their attack devastating.