Rare sighting of bobcat during day caught on camera in Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Bobcats are normally known to be active at sunrise or sunset, but one at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve was caught on camera during the day.

In August, the state park’s trail camera spotted a bobcat roaming its natural habitat in the afternoon at 1:11 p.m., California State Parks – San Diego Coast District posted on Facebook Wednesday.

Bobcats, also known as Lynx rufus, are not common in the Reserve but there are a few resident cats, per park officials.

They are about twice as big as house cats with the ability to leap as far as 12 feet to catch prey and run at speeds up to 25 to 30 miles an hour, according to National Geographic.

Bobcats prey on rabbits, wood rats, pocket gophers, meadow mice and a few birds.

Three kittens are born in February, April, or May in the dens, which are frequently associated with rock outcrops, the Reserve said.

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