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Other Activities => Trapping => Topic started by: blindluck on March 29, 2014, 01:56:21 PM

Title: Lynx and Bobcat Skulls
Post by: blindluck on March 29, 2014, 01:56:21 PM: I just bought several bobcat and lynx skulls to clean and whiten, this is my first experience with these skulls, the lynx dont seem to be any larger than the bobcat, I'm wondering if the bobcat can be as big or are the lynx just small? Does anyone have a picture side by side or measurements for reference, Thanks
Title: Re: Lynx and Bobcat Skulls
Post by: Alpinist on March 30, 2014, 02:05:43 PM: You cannot rely on size to distinguish between bobcat and lynx skulls. Here's the simplest method of identifying the cleaned skulls:

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fskullsandskeletons.com%2Fposted_images%2Fbobcat_vs_lynx.jpg&hash=b0f461f3fba7729deb5dd9136e803269759cef61)

Source: Cowan, I. McT., and C. J. Guiguet. 1965. The Mammals of British Columbia. Handbook No. 11. Provincial Museum, Victoria. pp. 276.
Title: Re: Lynx and Bobcat Skulls
Post by: blindluck on March 30, 2014, 06:13:11 PM: Thank you for the info.