Bobcat

A bobcat glances back from sunlit grass at Point Reyes National Seashore, California, in January 2017. It is the most common wild cat in North America, found from southern Canada through the United States to central Mexico, and it shows some ability to live alongside towns. The name comes from its short tail, about 14 centimeters long. Unlike the other lynxes, the underside of that tail is white rather than black.